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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Yet we see it done with Russians quite a bit. If you know there is a risk that could blow up in your face, why take it?
Like in this draft, if I have a choice between say Demidov and Catton, I'm taking Catton all day long. Or between Buium or Parekh, I'm taking Parekh immediately. And I'm not saying it about all Americans, just those ones who have been brought up in that one program.
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Because Russians are a finite game.
Russian doesn't come over and he has zero value to the drafting team or any of the other 31 teams.
American won't go to Calgary and there are still 25 teams (or maybe 28) that can deploy the player and would value him as a prospect with another organization.