I hope he's the next Rubtsov, so to speak. Poor stats for his age in the juniors, then next season he's great in the AHL. Rubtsov so far looking much better than Abramov for example. Who was almost a 2 ppg player in the Q. But it just me wishing, all cases are different.
Btw, what do you guys think about his chances to make WJC roster? I'm trying to come up with some kind of depth chart for the Russia WJC roster. I have a clear top-3 in forwards. And then a big group of forwards. I couldn't really rank them lol . They all so close for my taste.
Center has less depth then wing for Russia, so I wouldn’t rule him out.
But Koltygin is making a strong case also, he could take a spot away.
