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Ostap Safin Signs Entry Level Deal

Fourth round selection in 2017 Entry Draft has three year deal

By Jeff Chapman
2017 NHL Draft - Rounds 2-7
It is I, Ostap Safin
Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

It’s Ostap Safin! You know, Ostap! The fourth round selection in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft? Ostap Safin? There’s plenty of time to get acquainted with Edmonton’s newest contract. It’s a three year entry level deal for Ostap Safin, he’s an interesting prospect.

The newly-19-year old Prague native was selected 115th overall in last June’s draft. A 6’5” winger with a left shot, Safin is averaging nearly a point per game (24-29-53 in 56 GP) with St. John’s in the Q. Safin is a good skater, and he’s like fifty feet tall (he’s 6’5”).

(If you’re not following @EdProspectWatch on Twitter, take five seconds out and go do that).

At the time of the draft, I wrote that Safin was a ‘boom or bust’ pick. There’s a lot that happens between the Q and the NHL, and we’ll have to wait to see if Safin rides that golden elevator to the top. I love that he’s got a great shot, and I love that he’s a big dude who can skate. Safin’s physical stature makes it tough on opponents. I’m a big fan of big physical players who are gifted offensively. At this stage, that’s what we’re seeing from Ostap Safin.