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captain stone- Your concerns about size and strength are valid, but the Bruins can work on a body and build it. You cannot dispute the talent, production and intangibles (hockey sense and leadership- being captain of the Russian WJCs and assistant captain of his Cherepovets team) YA brings at this stage of his development. You can make the case that despite the lanky build, he's got the skill and mojo to be a player at the NHL level.
No issue with your preference to avoid picking a Russian in the top-100 unless in North America; the Bruins knew they were accepting risk to do so. But, the issue is with your characterization that YA was a wasted pick. Time will tell.
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