Yakushev72
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- Dec 27, 2010
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Remember when Vitaly Abramov and Dmitry Sokolov were the hot prospects coming out of Russia? So they emigrated to the CHL to lock down the gold and fortune that would surely be coming their way. Today, their prospects were dealt a shuddering jolt when Abramov was drafted in the 3rd round of the NHL Draft, and Sokolov in the 7th round near the bottom of the sheet, far below prospects such as Vladimir Bobylev and Mikhail Maltsev.
Its not impossible for a 3rd round draft pick to eventually wind up in the NHL, but there are so many players ahead of them that the club has more money invested in that it doesn't happen all that often. As a small player in a small rink surrounded by giants and monsters, Abramov will really have to have remarkable success in junior hockey and the AHL to put himself in line for an NHL roster spot. As a 7th rounder, Sokolov has virtually no chance at all. And yet a whole new boat full of the best prospects will once sail off to the CHL with no prospects at all of a better outcome.
Its not impossible for a 3rd round draft pick to eventually wind up in the NHL, but there are so many players ahead of them that the club has more money invested in that it doesn't happen all that often. As a small player in a small rink surrounded by giants and monsters, Abramov will really have to have remarkable success in junior hockey and the AHL to put himself in line for an NHL roster spot. As a 7th rounder, Sokolov has virtually no chance at all. And yet a whole new boat full of the best prospects will once sail off to the CHL with no prospects at all of a better outcome.