Quoting: siamro
The word on Grushnikov is he's less than 50% chance of being an NHL player. I honestly know nothing about him and I'm a Stars season ticket holder so doesn't sound like they had any high hopes for him. At the end of the day I think Calgary was going to get a 2nd for Tanev and they might get a 3rd as well if the Stars get to the final which they have a chance to do so not a bad deal for Calgary
Not terrible but it’ll take years to find out
I guess Conroy is super high on Grushnikov as a Swift Skating, Defensive Defender who plays like a Bulldog in his own end. Many see him as a potential Tanev 2.0 and he fits in with the Offensive Prospects we already have
Rumors are Conroy turned down a 1st, because it was tailed us taking a bad contract back, like Cody Ceci’s, Ryan Reaves or Ryan Johansson being mentioned
Conroy was most interested in a Prospect, because the Draft Pedigree is supposed to drop off dramatically after 20th Overall and it’d take years to develop that player, whereas Grushnikov was a need and already in the process. I think he was rated as DAL’s 10th or 11th Prospect and CapFriendly has him rated as a projected 80P3. He’s just not gonna put up any points