Hockey North Star

Director of Scouting Scott Luce always seems more intrigued by one of his picks than the rest in each draft. Saturday that guy was third-rounder Evgeni Dadonov (Florida Panthers), a Russian whose skill level he said compares to that of Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings) "He has shift-to-shift consistency and plays with passion," Luce said. Problem is, the NHL and the Russian Hockey Federation have no agreement. Until one is concluded, Russian players are off-limits to NHL teams “It's a bit of a wild card,” Luce admitted. "But you're looking at adding a Datsyuk-style player to our lineup, (so) you've got to take that chance." (By Brian Biggane - PalmBeachPost.com)

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