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Originally Posted by calgARI
The fears and concerns over taking Russian players - it seems like this could be a high risk pick such that teams that feel there is still a potential superstar available will opt for the safer route.
Cheraponov was ranked first overall by some outlets and dropped way down. This seems kind of similar.
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Understood, and I guess it's possible. However, most of the draft rankings are already taking the "Russia factor" into account when ranking him between 5-9.