Excerpt from the NHL.com article by Mike G. Morreale on Nikita Filatov:

“Nikita is a leader, has a great attitude, an excellent work ethic and tons of talent,’’ Stubb said. “He has matured during the season and leads by example and is an excellent skater capable of changing pace, even at top speed. Despite his size (5-foot-11, 171 pounds), he plays aggressive, taking and giving hits. In addition to all that, the thing also attracting NHL teams is the fact he decided at an early age he wanted to play hockey in North America.’’

He’s a talented hockey player with a good technique and good speed,’’ Nemchinov said. “He definitely has an NHL upside because he can score, is well-rounded and responsible in the defensive zone.’’