Corn Flake
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Bullfrog said:Corn Flake said:Another notch on the card of Alex Galchenyuk to the Leafs is that his father isn't Russian (as it had been reported in a number of places), he's from Belarus. Draft this kid and plunk him beside Grabovski to teach him how to be a pro...... and the rest will probably take care of itself.
I doubt this fact bears any weight at all in the decision-making process. He also speaks Italian and English.
Its just a very small thing, not really a language thing but a cultural thing, but might play into one of the many factors.