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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Rankings are snapshots in time. And progression isn't linear. The rankings have far less correlation with eventual success than you would think - considering that it should be relatively straight-forward to pick which guys are the most likely to make it.
But it simply isn't the case.
If you make your assessment, based on a single thing you read ("profile that virtually never translates to the NHL") then that is on you.
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Exactly, the screenshot of the leagues view 950 days ago is that he was a 48th overall pick. A re-draft now would be very different. He's two and a half years more baked.
If you look at another certain Russian Defenceman's numbers leading to the NHL, they weren't so great either.
Mr. Konstantinov
https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/...y.php?pid=2780
He grew up in the Moscow system. He is probably psycho level disciplined, where a DMAN is not allowed to go end to end 10 times a game or they shoot your dad. That photo of him is pretty much Drago from Rocky.
Fans ALWAYS ALWAYS overvalue dipsy doodlers.