Vitaly Abramov comes into the 2021 Top 25 Under 25 as our biggest faller of the prospect pool. While it is partly due to his inability to secure a role with the Sens at 23 years old, it is less of a reflection of Abramov’s abilities as a hockey player and has more to do with the organization’s additions and growth of existing prospects. When I first saw Abramov had dropped so far across the writer’s rankings, I got a bit worried. To see the readers are on the same page was reassuring.
It wasn’t long ago that I wrote a piece on Abramov, calling him Belleville’s Unsung Hero, praising the Russian winger for his dynamic scoring ability, puck handling and speed.