Hockey's Future Top 50 NHL Prospects: (TOP3) Nikita Filatov - LW - Columbus Blue JacketsHeight: 6-0, Weight: 172
With an uncanny knack for the net, Filatov continues to be one of the NHL’s most exciting up and coming players. The quick Russian forward is a pure goal scorer and uses his world-class wrist shot to wreak havoc on opposition netminders. He is also known for having a great set of hands and the ability to use them at while at high speed. What makes Filatov ever more dangerous is his unselfish play. He is a strong passer and doesn’t hesitate to dish the puck off to his linemates. Despite his tremendous talent, Filatov still has things to work on. He will need to add muscle to his frame if he is to excel at the NHL level. Despite putting up respectable numbers as a rookie in the
AHL, his inability to cope with the tougher North American game was at times evident. Filatov will get every opportunity to crack the opening-night roster
Alexandre Picard L SYR 24 259710* 1 63 67 68 54 57 60 69 71 53 60 49 54 66 57 63 It is with Lewiston that the slick left winger broke out. Picard got off to an incredibly hot start and was among or atop the league leaders in scoring for a while. While he slowed down a bit,
he still put up 39 goals and 80 points 69 games for the Maineiacs. In reality though, the NHL’s Central Scouting Bureau saw enough promise to
rank him third among its North American skaters in its season ending rankings. Très bon joueur! Mais mauvaise Équipe,
Genre (Pouliot) très bon junior mais pas fort à Minesota!