wild/nhl

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Russian goalie playing for the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL is the seventh- ranked North American goaltender by NHL Central Scouting...Went 29-21-2 with a 3.01 GAA and .913 save percentage in 54 games with the Blades in 2011-12...Helped Team Russia claim Silver at the 2012 World Junior Championship, posting a 0.88 GAA and .979 save percentage in three games...Stopped 57-of-58 shots for Russia in a 1-0 overtime loss to Sweden in the Gold Medal Game of the WJC...Is an excellent athlete, but needs to work on his positioning.