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Edmonton Oilers coach Dave Tippett liked Anton Burdasov in his first-ever NHL game.

“He’s intriguing,” said Tippett, who broke him in slowly with seven minutes work over the first 40 minutes against Calgary but played him 6:20 in the third and he had three shots on Jon Gillies.

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“Hardly any skating, just a chalk-talk for him and away you go,” said Tippett.

He’s got a wicked wrist-shot and he uses it from long-range

“He shoots the puck a ton. I watched a lot of video of him and he scores goals from outside. He had one good chance that went off the goalie’s shoulder. We’ll see how this goes.”

Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen played with Burdasov in St. Petersburg in the KHL. In the NHL very few players can beat a goalie from 30 feet out or more, but Burdasov’s best weapon is his shot and it’s a snap shot, no big wind-up.

“He’s one of the players who can score from distance. He’s got one of the heaviest shots I’ve ever faced, and quickest releases,” said Koskinen, who saw him in practice daily.