A skilled Russian import centre who handles pucks with high attitude and ease, and can carry his way through opposition players by baiting, attracting, then possessing and control with these delays before he finds the eventually finds the target of his pass, and it is this ability to manipulate his vision and anticipation that makes his an attractive prospect. He’d even be a better one if there was more evidence he can play at a much higher pace than he does. He needs better conditioning, and better pace, and until that becomes evident, he might not crack a NHL line-up since a physical game is missing. His selection gives his parent club time to monitor his growth since he has committed to Boston University.
