The next Kirill Kaprizov? Why Blackhawks prospect Roman Kantserov is so intriguing

CHICAGO — Kyle Davidson has watched tons of video of forward prospect Roman Kantserov. He’s met him in person a handful of times. He’s communicated with him plenty.But the Chicago Blackhawks general manager has never actually seen Kantserov play in person.With Kantserov’s home country of Russia banned from international competition and Kantserov playing in the KHL, Davidson has had no way to see the 21-year-old live in action since the Blackhawks drafted him in 2023. Even when Kantserov came to Chicago for Blackhawks development camp two summers ago, he was recovering from shoulder surgery and couldn’t do anything on the ice.Advertisement