stars.

it's still a period of transition. look at the NHL, they started bringing guys in the 70s from Sweden and then in the 80s/90s from behind the Iron Curtain. You still have a lot of high-profile busts and totally under-the-radar stars that are playing now. Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Lundqvist, look how low these guys went, and there are plenty of Russian Roulettes and Swiss Misses up at the top. Not an exact parallel but just to say that international scouting is a work in progress in all sports. The players are there, they just aren't always in the correct order.