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2023-24 Player Review: Dmitri Voronkov left a mark

Day 2 draft picks are always a bit of a crapshoot. These players always have something that catches the eye (like, say, size), but also have way more question marks than the players that go in the top half of the first round. There is so much that can go wrong in their development, and many won’t reach the NHL at all. This is even more true with Russians, who may prefer to stay home and take the guaranteed payday of the KHL.

Given all that, you’d be forgiven for not thinking much of the selection of Dmitri Voronkov in the 4th round of the 2019 draft.