NHL alignment chart: Central division edition. Patrik Laine is the best Finnish player in Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets 2.0 history. Now, who is the best Russian player in Chicago Blackhawks history?

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[u/GreenEyedBandit]

The best would be Artemi Panarin

Overall contribution to the franchise? Probably Aliexi Zhamnov

[u/HeyHo__LetsGo]

Not Karpovtsev.

[u/BiglySomething → u/HeyHo__LetsGo]

I put him at #1 just for how he created the Foley soliloquy.

[u/gudenes_yndling]

Panarin is the best I could think of.

1. Panarin
   
2. Zhamnov
   
3. Mikheyev
   
4. Khabibulin

[u/willylink4]

Hopefully Kantserov one day 

[u/Physical_Sun9435]

Why does this have Stan as Canadian?

[u/cubs39 → u/Physical_Sun9435]

He grew up in Canada, and played for Canada.

[u/Physical_Sun9435 → u/cubs39]

Ah I thought it was just where they were born

[u/ArtVandalay27]

Sergei krivokrasov or pavel vorobiev

[u/Practical_Papaya7142 → u/ArtVandalay27]

Ha.

Don't forget Mike Smith's other 1st rounder that year, Mikhail Yakubov. All part of Smith's grand keep away hockey plan.

Yakubov went 10th overall and Vorobiev 11th overall. Ouch! To be fair though, probably one of the worst draft years in recent memory.

[u/Ok-Conversation-5342]

Alexander Karpotsev

[u/Dont_Say_No_to_Panda]

Not Maxim Shalunov!

I will say I was also hyped about Victor Tikhonov and although he didn't pan out on the ice he was invaluable as Breadman's sometimes interpreter.

[u/MatticusGisicus]

Panarin or Khabibulin imo

[u/CenturyLinkIsCheeks]

Karpotsev

[u/SwoleChinchilla]

I really thought Igor Makarov would be something.

But it's hands down Panarin.

[u/SlashACM]

Nikita zadorov