This guy had helium from his 2nd KHL Season, and flew all the way up the draft board to 9. He's big, fast and creative and I suspect that Gorton was serious about the game getting skillsier. Let's hope he's better than Oliver Wahlstrom, who is now still on the board at 11. After Hughes was gone, I wasn't interested in any of the D's at 9, but was thinking Wahlstrom. Various reports have him as 6'2 or 6'4" but they all agree he's 18 His heat comes from blowing up in the KHL postseason where he set a league record for 19 and under. Defensively responsible and Huge ceiling and a future first liner.
This guy is a great skater and can back a defense off with his explosive first strides. We'll have to see if he comes over right away, hopefully Buch has his digits. We should excited about this guy and it will help immensely if he is clearly better than Wahlstrom, whom the Islanders took at 11.
UPDATE: Kravstov has 1 year left on his KHL contract. Perhaps something can be done about that.
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think that contract can be bought out, not sure of NHL rules/cap rules regarding that ... great stickhandler, a lil "off the board" due to publication rankings, based alot on the "Russian factor" ...will he come over? if so how long? He's already answered those questions, wants to be here.
I saw Kotkanieme ranking in the early to mid teens, he went #3? I saw Hayton ranked in the teens, he went #5 overall ..
I really like the Rangers picks!
If he makes the team, he can buy out his KHL contract and stay.
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