By Bryan Reynolds -
Buddha: Not sure this kid could get any skinner if he tried. Some list him at 6', but none ever up his weight. 157 lbs? Eat a cheeseburger, man. Hell, eat a couple.
65 points in 62 OHL games, and 4 points in 6 games in the WJC is not overly impressive. Couple that with the ever growing fear of drafting Russian players due to no transfer agreement with Europe or the KHL, and this just adds up to a rotten. I can just see the conversation: "Who should we draft at 9?" "How about the scrawny little Russian kid who has an equal chance of going to Russia as he does the NHL." "Yep, that's what I was thinking."
No way. The Hockey News has him going 6th. I would be fine with that. If Tampa wants to draft my oldest daughter to be their center of the future, so be it, but the Wild don;t need the risk. Despite the experts being high on his compete level, I am 100% pass on this kid.
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