#24 Viktor Fyodorov
This kid is special. He is so clearly a step or two ahead of his teammates and opposition. When he steps on the ice you have your eyes glued to him because he is going to do something. He is an amazing skater, he has great acceleration, speed and agility - he pairs that with phenomenal vision and pucks skills and you have a prospect here that could be something special. He is so smart. The last prospect I have seen that is this smart is Matvei Michkov. He positions himself so well on the ice. He will lag behind as a defender rushes the puck through transition only to come from behind with a burst of speed and receive a drop pass for a great scoring opportunity that no one saw on the ice. He is very good with his stick lifts from behind, within the first 10 minutes of the game I counted 3 times where he stripped an opponent from behind and created a scoring opportunity going the other way. So many times he was able to stick handle himself out of numerous defenders, this kid can stick handle in a phone booth. He has phenomenal vision, he knows where all of his teammates are on the ice at all times. His passes at times are so good and unexpected his teammates aren’t able to properly corral them because they simply didn’t expect such a perfect pass in that situation either. He already makes passes that don’t seem possible. One thing I noted is that he didn’t shoot enough when creating good enough scoring opportunities for himself. He has a good shot, he at times just perfers to overpass the puck even though there were a few situations where him shooting would have been the better option. I honestly think he is the most talented player I have so far seen for the 2026 NHL draft, and at the very least is the best 2008 born in the world. Yes, I think he is better than Roobroeck and McKenna. Exiting stuff going forward
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