Absolutely, averaging 18+ minutes per night in the 2nd best league on a good team speaks a lot about what he brings. I've even seen some people claiming he's faster than Hedman, which takes away my concern about his ability to move with such a large frame. Devils could really use a large shutdown defensive defenseman, and I'm really hoping he'll be able to leave his KHL contract early after next season

Yeah, and that's exactly the kind of player the Devils need. I'm really hoping he'll pull a Michkov and leave his contract early after next season, I think he's good enough to make an impact in this line up in the 25-26 season.

Absolutely, it's a bummer there's a likely chance he won't be able to join before then as the Devils are in win now mode, but if he continues to develop well in the KHL there's a good chance he'll be a strong 2nd pairing shutdown defenseman for this team

I'm really impressed with what I'm reading regarding his skating, I'm no longer concerned about his foot speed with that larger frame. If the Devils can get him to leave his KHL contract early after next season (and I know that that's a big if), he can definitely be an important piece in a potential playoff run

That's my main frustration in that he probably doesn't play for us for another couple of years. I do think that he can be a positive contributor for the Devils in 25-26 if he's able to leave the KHL early like Michkov