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The exodus of young Russian players to the CHL didn’t leave many prospects of note in the KHL, especially when discussing defensemen, the type of players Russian hockey is having the hardest time developing, especially at depth level.
Russia continues to produce high-level defensemen, like Nikita Zadorov (BUF) or more recently, Rinat Valiev (TOR) and 2015-eligible Ivan Provorov. But the problem is that there is little left behind back at home considering that other defenders, such Dmitry Orlov (WSH) or Alexei Marchenko (DET), left Russia at a young age.… read more
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