Big Russian import wing with an incredible size/skill/skate combination. So hard for Q defenders to handle on the wall, in the corners and in the slot. This big boy is solid one-on-one, and can go wide... then drop a leg and drive to the front of the net. Once his legs get going, he is deceptively fast. Has a long powerful stride that can carry defenders on his way in the attack zone. Plays with a long stick, and displays good stick skills passing the puck. Far from a finished product as he needs work on a 200-foot game, his puck-handling, more all around intensity, and to fill in and get even more co-ordinated.
--Bill Placzek--
