Apparently, Kuzmenko's a skilled player whose KHL numbers compare favourably with other KHL stars who had success after moving to the NHL - e.g., Panarin and Kaprizov. That said, he's on the older side compared to when those others moved to the NHL.
I've been a Podkolzin fan as well since seeing him dominate in that tournament in Edmonton (iirc). The only other player I was hoping the Canucks would have drafted was Zegras, but Benning wasn't able to trade up, unfortunately.