Now, this would be a wise signing for the Minnesota Wild, not just because the player appears to have some degree of untapped potential, but also because they have a group of Russian talent that will hopefully all be hitting their roster within the next few years.
Having an established player (by that point) that speaks their native tongue could help massively to integrate them into the team and limit the teething problems, given there may well be a language barrier for a while.
Far from just recruiting Nikita Scherback to be the team translator, he has shown to be an effective player in the AHL; 95 points in 145 outings with the Laval Rocket attests to that.