For more on Gordeev’s background and scouting profile, check out our post from earlier today. To get a better feel for Fedor’s game, I chatted with Flint Firebirds head coach Ryan Oulahen earlier this evening. Oulahen brings the added perspective of having attended training and development camps under Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock during his playing career as a former fifth-round pick of the Detroit Red Wings in 2003.
The condensed version of our conversation is below.
Fedor’s a Toronto kid and mentioned he shed some tears when he heard the Leafs drafted him, which certainly warmed some hearts in Leafs Nation.