At the beginning of this year, when I compiled the top 150 draft picks, I placed this defenseman at 129th place overall. Now he certainly deserves to take a place an order of magnitude higher.
Babkin (Mate's teammate on Spartak) has the best statistics among the defensemen of the 2009 Moscow Championship this season, noticeably ahead of the other defensemen. He is a sharp-attacking defenseman. He likes to score. In terms of the number of goals scored, his performance is comparable to the statistics of a forward like Privalov, for example.
Here is a cool run by Babkin across the entire ice that ended with a goal. Another
run. Last season, he managed to hit the opponent's goal with a
shot from his own zone.
