No confirmation yet, but an Avs goalie prospect could be headed to N.A. for next season
Evan Rawal: Colorado Avalanche goaltending prospect Ilya Nabokov’s KHL season ended on the weekend.
There were reports earlier this season that his plans were to come over to North America for next season, but there’s been no confirmation so far. He would provide them with some nice depth in net if he does.
Top 50 pending NHL UFAs
Daily Faceoff: Ranking the top 50 pending NHL unrestricted free agents
Rank – Player – Pos – Team – Age – 24-25 Cap Hit
1. Mitch Marner – RW – Maple Leafs – 27 – $10.9 million
2. Brock Boeser – RW – Canucks – 28 – $6.7 million
3. John Tavares – C – Maple Leafs – 34 – $11 million
4. Matt Duchene – C – Stars – 34 – $3 million
5. Neal Pionk – RD – Jets – 29 – $5.9 million
6. Sam Bennett – C – Panthers – 28 – $4.4 million
7. Nikolaj Ehlers – LW – Jets – 29 – $6 million
8. Brad Marchand – RW – Panthers – 36 – $6.1 million
9. Ivan Provorov – LD – Blue Jackets – 28 – $6.8 million
10. Aaron Ekblad – RD – Panthers – 29 – $7.5 million
11. Brock Nelson – C – Avalanche – 33 – $6 million
12. Patrick Kane – RW – Red Wings – 36 – $4 million
13. Claude Giroux – C – Senators – 37 – $6.5 million
14. Jamie Benn – LW – Stars – 35 – $9.5 million
15. Mikael Granlund – C – Stars – 33 – $5 million
16. Brent Burns – RD – Hurricanes – 40 – $8 million
17. Dmitry Orlov – LD – Hurricanes – 33 – $7.8 million
18. Jonathan Drouin – LW – Avalanche – 30 – $2.5 million
19. Yanni Gourde – C – Lightning – 33 – $5.2 million
20. Ryan Donato – RW – Blackhawks – 28 – $2 million
21. Nic Dowd – C – CaPenguinsals – 34 – $1.3 million
22. Vladislav Gavrikov – LD – Kings – 29 – $5.9 million
23. Jack Roslovic – RW – Hurricanes – 28 – $2.8 million
24. Taylor Hall – LW – Hurricanes – 33 – $6 million
25. Pius Suter – C – Canucks – 28 – $1.6 million
26. Alex Iafallo – LW – Jets – 31 – $4 million
27. Trent Frederic – RW – Oilers – 27 – $2.3 million
28. Andrew Mangiapane – LW – Capitsals – 28 – $5.8 million
29. Ryan Lindgren – LD – Avalanche – 27 – $4.5 million
30. Jake Allen – G – Devils – 34 – $3.9 million
31. Ilya Samsonov – G – Golden Knights – 28 – $1.8 million
32. Brandon Tanev – LW – Jets – 33 – $3.5 million
33. Corey Perry – RW – Oilers – 39 – $1.2 million
34. Nick Bjugstad – C – Utah – 32 – $2.1 million
35. Matt Grzelcyk – LD – Penguins – 31 – $2.8 million
36. Cody Ceci – RD – Stars – 31 – $3.3 million
37. Mason Appleton – LW – Jets – 29 – $2.2 million
38. Evgenii Dadonov – RW – Stars – 36 – $2.3 million
39. Reilly Smith – RW – Golden Knights – 34 – $5 million
40. Frederik Andersen – G – Hurricanes – 35 – $3.4 million
41. Andrei Kuzmenko – LW – Kings – 29 – $5.5 million
42. Gustav Nyquist – RW – Wild – 35 – $3.2 million
43. Nate Schmidt – RD – Panthers – 33 – $800,000
44. Jeff Skinner – LW – Oilers – 32 – $3 million
45. Justin Brazeau – RW – Wild – 27 – $800,000
46. Dan Vladar – G – Flames – 27 – $2.2 million
47. Adam Gaudette – RW – Senators – 28 – $0.8 million
48. Vitek Vanecek – G – Panthers – 29 – $3.4 million
49. Joel Armia – LW – Canadiens – 31 – $3.4 million
50. Nick Perbix – RD – Lightning – 26 – $1.1 million
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