C/LW Andrei Buyalsky,6'3"174lbs (Dubuque, USHL): 36gp/15g/17a/32pts, good for 8th on the team. Before you read any more, let me just tell you-he's turning 21 in August, and he has been passed over in 3 drafts. I don't think he was noticed playing in Kazakhstan, so he came over the pond to play in NA and get noticed-and it worked. He's got a scholarship to college next year, and people are mentioning him as a player who could be drafted this year. The main reason he was noticed is for his size, and his blazing speed. It's been said that he's the fastest in the USHL. All his highlights are of him beating guys wide, and bulling to the net, or steaming in with a shoulder down. He reminds some of Josh Anderson. It will be interesting to see if a team is willing to spend a late pick to secure this kid's rights. Doesn't have the numbers to suggest he could make it to a top-6 role.
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