Belov's biggest problem from the Oil games I watched was that he struggled to make decisions under pressure. The lack of time and space in an NHL game seemed to overwhelm him at times.
There were a few games, like the beating by Colorado I attended a couple weeks ago where he just made simple plays with the puck, and didn't look horrible.
He really doesn't have any attributes that could make up for his mental shortcomings though, so he's likely better off in the KHL where he has a split second extra to decide what to do in any given situation.
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