Fansided · Jul 8, 2019
Don’t Underestimate German Rubtsov Making The Flyers Roster
The Philadelphia Flyers 2016 First Round Pick has impressed in nearly every league he’s played in and could be a sleeper to make the roster out of camp.
With prospects like Kieffer Bellows and Julien Gauthier still on the board while the Philadelphia Flyers were on the clock at 18th overall, fans were surprised and even angered that then-General Manager Ron Hextall decided to trade down four spots to select forward German Rubtsov with the 22nd pick. Bellows and Gauthier were thought to be the more popular choices at the time, but the now 21-year-old Russian has shown fans why Hextall chose him later on in the first round.