28 points in 67 games? Its kind of underwhelming. CHL is worse case scenario. I think a pro league is always better than Junior, but I also think there's a cultural aspect to these kids coming over. Even Chytil, who isn't Russian, said there's big cultural differences. He's going to have to transition eventually, but I always think its better when they are more mature.
Imagine trying to move to a country at 18 with a drastically different culture and living up to expectations of being the future of a high-profile professional sports team? Its a lot. Most 18 year olds are just trying to navigate college. I think most are a lot more ready for the change at 22, 23. There's an inordinate amount of Russian busts from NA juniors. Its not all hockey in my opinion, I think some of it is how they can mentally handle the new lifestyle.
And I'm not saying wait 3, 4 years, but at minimum, give it one full season before we start considering changing the team he'll play for.
