Looking back at the 02 draft, "bust" seems to be the most popular term for around Alexeev's spot.
Yakubov, Vorobiev, Smirnov, Nederost... none panned out.
Dudley liked big Russians, so you wonder why he didn't grab Frolov early (can you imagine?!) - but was infatuated with Alexeev's "dimensional speed."
2000 Draft (hockeydb.com)