a small Russian dynamo came to the NHL and skated past the best players in the world. He became the Russian Rocket and was unstoppable. Kirk McLean skated behind his net toward a sliding puck.

He could be the fourth Russian Rocket Richard winner ... but Draisaitl has been one of the NHL's best offensive juggernauts for quite some time, winning the Art Ross Trophy as the league's ...

It also means that Russians, many of whom are among the best players in the NHL, are also being left out ... and a nine-time Rocket Richard Trophy winner (Alex Ovechkin) who is on the cusp ...