04-08-2016, 08:51 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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NHL GMs definitely think this will hurt the draft status:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...medium=twitter
Quote:
With rising Russian stars such as projected top-20 pick German Rubtsov, Artur Kayumov, Dmitri Alexeyev and Mikhail Maltsev now not there, some GMs won’t have had a chance to watch them at all this season.
“They’re a hard group to see,” St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong said. “So the tournaments are big.”
“It definitely hurts [their draft ranking] from my standpoint,” Buffalo Sabres GM Tim Murray said. “I’ve only seen Rubstov once and others zero times. My scouts have seen them, but a late, positive viewing goes a long way. It’s human nature.”
That was the case last year. The Russian team finished out of the medals – as has become the norm at this event – but winger Denis Guryanov and goaltender Ilya Samsonov had strong tournaments and were picked in the first round of the 2015 NHL draft by Dallas and Washington.
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