Nikita Filatov Fansite

Nikita Filatov was the number six pick in the 2008 NHL entry Draft and the first European to get picked! Looks like he’ll playing alongside the likes of Rick Nash and Zherdev pretty soon since the Columbus Blue Jackets selected him.

Arguably, Filatov was the second best player available in this year’s draft, next to Steven Stamkos. However, due to his size and the problems in getting Russian players in the NHL in the recent years, some teams probably didn’t want to take a risk, which explains why he was still available when it was Columbus turn to pick.

We can’t wait to see him in the NHL!

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