Philadelphia Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren has said that the Flyers considered drafting him during the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, but ultimately decided not to given the difficulty of signing Russian players at the time.
Generálny manažér Philadelphii Flyers Paul Holmgren povedal, že ho Flyers chceli draftovať v roku 2006, ale nakoniec sa rozhodol tak neurobiť, vzhľadom k obťažnosti podpisu zmlúv z ruskými hráčmi v tej dobe.