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				With the 88th OA pick, the Flames select C Ilya Nikolayev 
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
			
			Welcome to the Flames!
A Russian in the 3rd!
6'0'' 190lbs
https://www.eliteprospects.com/playe...ilya-nikolayev 
Ranked #38 by THE ATHLETIC
Ranked #74 by HOCKEYPROSPECT.COM
Ranked #45 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
Ranked #28 by ISS HOCKEY
Ranked #61 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
Ranked #9 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters)
Ranked #53 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM
Ranked #49 by TSN/McKenzi
		
 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
				
 
				
					
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			A Russian! Wow
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			Looks thick.
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
 
	
		
 
		
		
		
		
		 
	 
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
	 
 
 
	 
	
		 
	 
 
	
	
		
	
	
	
		
			
			 
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			Not a goalie sureLoss. 
 
He's a playmaking C.
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
 
	
		
 
		
		
		
		
		 
	 
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
	 
 
 
	 
	
		 
	 
 
	
	
		
	
	
	
		
			
			 
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			Oooh. Russian guy. Welcome to the Flames!
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
 
	
		
 
		
		
		
		
		 
	 
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				
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			Welcome aboard
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
 
	
		
 
		
		
		
		
		 
	 
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
	 
 
 
	 
	
		 
	 
 
	
	
		
	
	
	
		
			
			 
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			Really like this pick!
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
 
	
		
 
		
		
		
		
		 
	 
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
	 
 
 
	 
	
		 
	 
 
	
	
		
	
	
	
		
			
			 
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			Preferred: 
 
Cajkovic 
Pasic 
 
But Nikolayev seems decent. Hopefully he works out.
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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				Not a goalie sureLoss. 
 
He's a playmaking C.
			
		 
	 
	
 
yes i know it was a typo
		
 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
 
	
		
 
		
		
		
		
		 
	 
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				
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			Seems like a good player.. was supposed to go higher in the draft. I will take it!
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
 
	
		
 
		
		
		
		
		 
	 
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
	 
 
 
	 
	
		 
	 
 
	
	
		
	
	
	
		
			
			 
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			Sooo good. Awesome. He centered Podkolzin a lot.driven playmaker with a quick shot. Slippery guy.
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
 
	
		
 
		
		
		
		
		 
	 
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
	 
 
 
	 
	
		 
	 
 
	
	
		
	
	
	
		
			
			 
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			Interesting.
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
 
	
		
 
		
		
		
		
		 
	 
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
	 
 
 
	 
	
		 
	 
 
	
	
		
	
	
	
		
			
			 
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			6ft playmaking C. I like that. Don't know anything else about him, neat to get another russian though
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
 
	
		
 
		
		
		
		
		 
	 
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
	 
 
 
	 
	
		 
	 
 
	
	
		
	
	
	
		
			
			 
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			As Darren Haynes has pointed out, he was the last guy in McKenzie's top 50 available.
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
 
	
		
 
		
		
		
		
		 
	 
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				
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			Pretty highly ranked on most of the lists.
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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				Ranked #38 by THE ATHLETIC 
Ranked #74 by HOCKEYPROSPECT.COM 
Ranked #45 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS 
Ranked #28 by ISS HOCKEY 
Ranked #61 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY 
Ranked #9 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters) 
Ranked #53 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM 
Ranked #49 by TSN/McKenzi
			
		 
	 
	
 
Slid down vs all rankings here, interesting.
		
 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
 
	
		
 
		
		
		
		
		 
	 
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
	 
 
 
	 
	
		 
	 
 
	
	
		
	
	
	
		
			
			 
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			June 26 birthday, one of the younger players in the draft.  
 
Had 8 points (5 goals) in 6 playoff games. 
I wonder if he improved throughout the year. 
 
I like the pick. Weird seeing a Russian before round 7.
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
 
	
		
 
		
		
		
		
		 
	 
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
	 
 
 
	 
	
		 
	 
 
	
	
		
	
	
	
		
			
			 
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			Looks like his current contract in Russia ends in 20/21
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
 
	
		
 
		
		
		
		
		 
	 
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
	 
 
 
	 
	
		 
	 
 
 
	
		
	
	
	
	
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