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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Funny part is skill wise he's probably at worst top 20.
He's a top 4 defenseman in the KHL and has been for about 5 years now. He plays for Russia internationally for the Euro Hockey Tournament (when they don't have NHLers available).
But since it looks like he will never come over to North America it drops him lower.
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Defensive defensemen are typically underrated, especially when they are out of sight and mind playing in Europe.
Given his contract status, he will be at least 27 years old if he ever does come to the NHL. At that point, it probably makes no financial sense for him to come over on what would likely be a league minimum, 2-way deal for at least a year or two.