Petes2424
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Not sure how many people actually understand how complex things are becoming. He’s a very talented kid, but nobody should be surprised if he’s a 2nd rounder. Teams will be willing to throw a pick away after the 1st round and hope, but 1st rounders are like gold to teams. It’s the other kids who would normally be a 2nd or 3rd rounder who could go undrafted now.
If the situation with Fedotov is what’s been reported, this is old Red Army tactics. Where they trade playing hockey for the front lines but you are still technically in the Army until further notice.
It’s more likely teams go back to how they drafted Russians in the late 80s, early 90s. Willing to waste later round picks hoping a kid defects one day.
Anyone thinking this war is just going to end and everything goes back to normal, is really just hoping. Eastern Ukraine has been a mess for almost ten years now. It’s very complex.
Just don’t see many managers wanting to deal with it. If Michkov falls past Arizona at 12th, and then Detroit at 17th, he likely falls into the 2nd round. Kids like Kancerov likely go undrafted if teams are making the decision not to draft Russians until everything is more clear, but a talent like Michkov will still be drafted. It’s just a matter of when and who’s willing to take the chance.
If the situation with Fedotov is what’s been reported, this is old Red Army tactics. Where they trade playing hockey for the front lines but you are still technically in the Army until further notice.
It’s more likely teams go back to how they drafted Russians in the late 80s, early 90s. Willing to waste later round picks hoping a kid defects one day.
Anyone thinking this war is just going to end and everything goes back to normal, is really just hoping. Eastern Ukraine has been a mess for almost ten years now. It’s very complex.
Just don’t see many managers wanting to deal with it. If Michkov falls past Arizona at 12th, and then Detroit at 17th, he likely falls into the 2nd round. Kids like Kancerov likely go undrafted if teams are making the decision not to draft Russians until everything is more clear, but a talent like Michkov will still be drafted. It’s just a matter of when and who’s willing to take the chance.
