The Nashville Predators may be the beneficiary of a scandal to win the rights to German Rubtsov. He was a sure fire middle first round pick until the Russian U-18 team was accused of illegal substance abuse and thrown out of the U-18 International tournament.
It is not known if Rubtsov was one of the players that was positive for Meldonium in the scandal but it prevented him from playing at the U18 World Championships as the team was replaced by the U-17 team
German Rubstov Statistics
Position: Center
Team/League: Team Russia U-18/MHL
Size: 6’0″, 190
Shoots: Left
NHL Player Style: Pavel Datsyuk
Probability of Success: Excellent chance to make it and maybe soon.