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And a very big loss that we have yet to appreciate - Dmitry Orlov, the best defender of the youth...
And a very big loss that we have yet to appreciate - Dmitry Orlov, the best defender of the youth world championship, in his potential compared with Sergei Zubov. Eagles [Orlov] - this is our future.
On the other hand, Dmitry still would have gone to Washington. He said that playing in the NHL - it's his dream. As such [can we hold him back]?
— KHL President Alexander Medvedev, in an interview with Sovetsky Sport.
He's taking account of the North American players coming to Russia and the Russian players leaving to play in the NHL, and listing the players his league will miss the most.
