A second-year draft eligible currently developing in the Magnitogorsk system, the 19-year-old Grebyonkin was among the league leaders in Russian junior league (MHL) regular-season scoring with 64 points in 58 games before adding 13 points in nine playoff games. That ranked him 17th in regular-season scoring and fourth in points-per-game in the MHL playoffs. Grebyonkin also made one big-league appearance for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL.
The Maple Leafs arguably went with a couple of higher-floor, lower-ceiling picks to kick off the draft in Fraser Minten and Nicholas Moldenhauer. With an intriguing combination of size, playmaking skill, and speed, Grebyonkin probably represents a higher-upside swing, with the hope he can round out his game and become more consistent as he matures, fills out his tall frame, and develops his shot (while also hoping that if/when the time comes for him to cross the pond, there is less uncertainty about getting players out of Russia with the war and suspended KHL-NHL agreement).