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Nashville Picks Up Konstantin Volkov and Adam Smith With Their Final Picks

Konstantin Volkov is a goaltender out of SKA St. Petersburg's MHL team and, yes, he is Russian. At 6'3", Volkov is an imposing goaltender but, as an MHL player, not much else is known about him. He didn't put up eye-popping numbers for SKA's MHL team with a 0.902 save percentage and a 2.33 goals against average. To sum it all up:

And the #Preds pick up a Russian goalie Konstantin Volkov. He's got size...that's all I got. #NHLDraft

— Giants in the Crease (@CreaseGiants) June 25, 2016

In all seriousness, here is what Predators' scout Martin Bakula had to say:

#Preds scout Martin Bakula on Konstantin Volkov: "He is a big goalie that moves very well for his size.