Alexander Rykov

Agile and deceptive, Rykov can turn on a dime and contort his body to shift around opponents off the rush. He moves and passes with purpose; he draws defenders to him with lateral cuts and then drops the puck to teammates inside space. On top of his rush skills, he also possesses small-area abilities. He can shield the puck on the walls with a combination of edge and stickhandling work and slip the puck through defenders to teammates in the middle of the offensive zone before repositioning to support the next play. -EliteProspects 2023 NHL Draft Guide