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Originally Posted by dammage79
The Russian Factor may have been a blessing instead of a hinderance to the Flames on this one. At worst, he never comes over and will be forgotten as one of 90% of all 7th round picks to never play in the NHL. At best, another top 4 D man.
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I completely agree. There were only 8 Russians drafted in 2013. If Russians weren't considered such a flight risk, he'd probably be a third or fourth round pick.