I had a conversation with Ryabkin back when he was sent down to juniors.
I said to him "How do you expect to be drafted if you don't play?" He replied "I'd rather sit here than in juniors." To which I replied "You're sitting here because you're not yet suitable (for the KHL), and there because you're not fulfilling the coaches requirements. In order to be drafted you have to be seen. It doesn't matter where you play, the MHL or VHL, you have to produce results. Nobody is going to draft you based on your past performances."
NHL teams are not gonna like this blurb. wonder if he falls and flyers can grab him with their 2nd 1st rd pick. But this is pretty bad....the quote just screams ego. Hopefully he matures because the raw skill is there.The next Kirill Kabanov?
From an interview with Slava Kozlov, currently the assistant coach of Dynamo.
Вячеслав Козлов о Рябкине: «Он не готов к КХЛ – не только мое мнение, но всех тренеров. По скорости пока не успевает. Он сказал: «Я лучше здесь буду сидеть, чем в молодежке»