Prospects who play their draft season in a professional league, or even partly in a men’s league, tend to draw a lot of interest from scouts. Production doesn’t matter as much as the on-ice minutes they get at a high level, proving that they have the trust of the coaching staff due to their special attributes, and that they can hang with players much older and physically mature.
Pavel Dorofoyev only recorded two points in 23 games for the KHL’s Metallurg Magnitogorsk. His production was certainly affected by ice time and the difficulty of the league he was playing in; the KHL is widely considered the second-best hockey league in the world.