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Originally Posted by Jacks
If I remember correctly the reason he dropped in the draft was because he stated that he wouldn't report to the AHL. If he wasn't put directly into the NHL then he would go back to Russia. I like his potential but hate his attitude. Careerwise he probably would have been better off starting in the AHL.
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Is that really a poor attitude?
"Hey instead of taking a $50,000 to play in league a tier below the NHL, I'll stay home, earn at least 20x that and play against just as strong if not stronger competition until I'm ready."
I understand the aversion to NHL teams not wanting to take chances on KHL flight risks, but I'm not sure it's really a character flaw.