Quoting: EzioUchiha
that's an overstatement. The most realistic comparison to Alexader Romanov would be Dmitry Orlov. He's a good Dman but he's not Elite.
not even close
Just because they're both high impact hitters doesnt make him and Orlov close to the same.
while Orlov was 19 in the MHL aka Junior
Romanov was 18 on the first Gagarin Cup win for CSKA Moskva helping shutdown both Emelin and Markov's new teams
Romanov is about 1 1/2-2 years ahead of Orlov's Rise to the NHL including Romanov outshining Orlov internationally at a younger age.
Romanov's a 3rd Generation star to one of the most Brilliant minds in KHL Hockey(the Scotty Bowman of Russia)in his Grandfather and Player/Agent Father who's helped him
prepare for this for this next step for years.
Will Romanov be a 60 point player , probably not but its also not out of the question he might hit a career high in that range at some point.
Romanov ideally is the guy you groom to play top spot like Weber helped NSH do with Josi .
His maturity coupled with the fact he's not intimidated on the ice by veterans tells any KHL fan who's watched him that he'll be a force in the NHL under Weber's tutlege .
I think for the next 3-4 years you'll see Romanov's importance rise with his minutes based on his Special Teams Ability alongside his ruthless Hitting Style that defy's logic.
(he's like a Tank with a Ferrari Engine as Opponets with 5 inches reach and 20-30 pounds on him get destroyed like they hit an invisible brick wall.)
Romanov because of this is a favorite to become MTL's next leader they wont let go of easily.
(was Markov , Now Gallagher,Next Romanov )