[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by icarus

I have nothing against the guy but to me it's a bit strange Rafikov got picked ahead of some of the guys on the list still. What do we actually know about Rafikov, apart from he's a stay-at-home defender in Russia that Igor Kravchuk likes? At least we have access to information about the guys on the list!

Quite frankly, the info for the guys on this list is about as much as we have on Rafikov. The only ones we know more about are Howse and Elson, and that's because they've been in the system longer. I don't think anyone would argue that Howse is the better prospect since he can't seem to get in shape. Elson could have been right there with Rafikov, but the poll is what it is...a snapshot on fan perspectives with limited information.