John Grigg at The Hockey News lists 10 KHL players he’d most like to see in the NHL, whether that means a return or a maiden voyage across the professional pond including former Ranger top prospect Pavel Brendl and Jaromir Jagr...
10. Pavel Brendl, RW, Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo - Brendl is one of the biggest busts in NHL draft history. The fourth-overall pick in 1999 by the Rangers set the Western League on fire during his draft season with 73 goals and 134 points, tops in both categories. He flamed out with 22 points in 78 NHL games with Philadelphia, Carolina and Phoenix, but is still just 28 and has averaged 33 goals the past three seasons in notoriously low-scoring Russia. In 2008-09 his 18 power play markers led the KHL.
9. Jaromir Jagr, RW, Avangard Omsk - Jagr was rumored to be on his way back to the NHL via the Edmonton Oilers last season, but that never materialized. Although definitely well past his prime, Jagr is still tantalizingly talented and, if willing to give 100 percent, would be a boon to any team. A good Olympic performance in February could portend an NHL return sometime this season for the 37-year-old Czech.
...Brendl epitomized the Rangers terrible drafting during the late 90s and early 2000.
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