It seems that the New York Ranger‘s forward Artemi Panarin had held on to this for about ten years. Panarin put up eight points in 20 games while playing in the KHL during his draft year (2010). The dynamic forward was then passed over by every team, perhaps due to a fear that he would remain in the KHL.
“I would like to thank all the (general managers) for not choosing me in the draft,” the Rangers star said Tuesday, according to Lohud’s Vincent Z. Mercogliano. “It allowed me to choose the team where I wanted to play, that played my style of hockey, and allowed me to be successful, to begin with.