Age: 19
2020-21 Stats: Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and SKA St. Petersburg: 35 games, 1 goal, 2 assists, 10 PIMS, -8 (combined stats)
Last Year’s Rank: #15
Reader’s Rank: #17
Writer’s Rank: #14
Final Rank: #15
Maxim Groshev is an interesting study in draft pick expectations. He was drafted in the third round of the 2020 NHL Draft and is a large, decent skating forward. What it appears he isn’t, is a goal scorer. As you can see from his stats last season, in 35 KHL games he recorded just one goal.