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Could Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect Rodion Amirov be Moving?

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a number of great prospects currently developing Europe. Players like Topi Niemelä, Pontus Holmberg and Artur Akhtyamov have been developing well with their teams in Finland, Sweden and Russia.

One Toronto Maple Leafs prospect who may have been hampered in development this season is one of the organizations top prospects, 20 year old Russian, Rodion Amirov.

Amirov was drafted be the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round (15th overall) in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and is currently playing with Salavat Yulayev Ufa in the KHL.

Rodion Amirov suffered an undisclosed injury early in the KHL season that has kept him out of the line up for a couple months, but that may not be the end of his troubles this season.