When the Minnesota Wild selected Alexander Khovanov with a 3rd round pick, 86th overall in last summers entry draft, they knew they were getting themselves into a bit of the unknown. Khovanov has all the skills you might be looking for in a forward, but injury and illness have kind of delayed his progress over the past few seasons. Still, the pick was solid due to the high reward seen in this kids potential.
Wild fans may be a bit leery of the team taking another risk on a Russian prospect with how the Kirill Kaprizov situation has panned out under former GM Chuck Fletcher.