As was the case last year with Nikita Scherbak, there's always the possibility that a Russian-born players will slip in the draft, despite possessing an elite skill set.
Now that the NHL and the KHL are nearing a transfer agreement, many of the classic worries will likely dissipate, however as we all know, transfer agreement or not, there's definitely the chance that teams will avoid a talented player such as Denis Guryanov, due to fear that he wouldn't want to come to North America. As we saw last year, Trevor Timmins isn't a big believer in the "Russian factor", which indicates that he probably wouldn't hesitate to pick Guryanov if he's available with the 26th overall pick.