Russia
Vitali Kravtsov
Very talented offensive forward who can make plays and finish them. Capable of playing all three forward positions. Good skater with decent defensive awareness.
Nikita Chibrikov
An offence-minded play-making winger with excellent vision, anticipation and high-end skating ability. Has good hands, a great shot and competes hard in the offensive zone. Needs to work on cleaning up his defensive play to become a complete player. With proper development and patience, he can become a top-six forward and a contributor on the power play.
Artyom Barabosha
Big-bodied, physical right-handed defenseman with bottom-pair, penalty-killing upside.
Artem Shlaine
An impressively dynamic player for his size, Shlaine is all offence and no defence. He has the puck on his stick often, driving offense himself rather than through his teammates. He has a slim chance of becoming an elite playmaker, but odds are this pick is one to forget.
Mikhail Shalagin
Russian winger with good size and puck skills, lacks foot speed but excels as a goal scorer with a heavy and accurate shot. Carries upside as a top nine NHL winger.
Ivan Ryabkin
Creative playmaking centre with physicality, but with touch-and-go engagement
Egor Korshkov
Big man with soft hands and goal-scoring timing
Vladislav Lukashevich
A smooth skating defenseman specializing in the transition game and moving the puck up ice. His passing is strong enough to be his primary tool at the highest and could help him excel past his original draft position.
Nikita Prishchepov
Dual winger/center with bottom-six upside in real life and banger-league upside in fantasy hockey
Kirill Kudryavtsev
A creative defender who brings a little bit of everything to the table. Despite being a seventh-round pick, carries sneaky NHL upside