When the Maple Leafs drafted Nikita Grebyonkin in the 5th round, not many people really knew much about him. I would know, as when I was writing the article at the time about the pick there really wasn’t a lot I could find from what other scouts have said. Just two short quotes and a highlight clip.
But then I was able to actually watch him during the KHL pre-season, I really liked what I saw and I said at the time that Grebyonkin was a name to watch. Here’s what I said in the concluding section:
I definitely think by the end of this year, he may be ahead of Ovchinnikov who is a year older and seems less secure in the KHL.