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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Andrei Kostitsyn, Viktor Tikhonov and Ivan Vishnevskiy are other 1st rounders that left for the KHL.
Between 2003 and 2008, 5/9 Russians (not inlcuding Cherepanov who died) drafted in the 1st round now play in the KHL. Some of those could be that they were flat out busts anyway, but it could also be argued that the existence of a KHL safety net was a factor on their lackluster NHL efforts.
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Half the players drafted in the first round don't end up being NHL players anyway. I don't see the difference in 5/9