In his draft year, Mikhail Abramov was an uninspiring player on a bad QMJHL team. Coming from Russia, where Abramov excelled with CSKA Moscow’s development program at multiple junior levels, Abramov didn’t have a great rookie season in the Q. One year on, it definitely feels like his transition year to North America was just a blip and Abramov is an up-and-coming prospect with the Leafs.
Like Timothy Liljegren, it appears as though Abramov was drafted for his pre-draft seasons, with Kyle Dubas buying low on talent his organization has been able to see multiple years in the past.