He was a guy they randomly got from Chicago for future considerations. He’s probably just an AHL guy but obviously they were interested enough to acquire him, even if it was for free.
ja211
I remember how excited I was about Sergei Shirokov
Leather-Tour9096
The rebuild is over!
Azurewish
TIL we even had him in our system
Jason_DeHoulo
24 year old player, 0.5ppg in the KHL – don’t get your hopes up
remember Josh Leivo? He’s over 1 PPG in the KHL
Daniel Sprong? same thing – top 10 in KHL scoring this year
PersonalLandscape247
I’m kind of numb at this point with these KHL and mediocre-tier overseas guys not panning out. But this time might be a little different because they might actually let them play and make mistakes, instead of sending them off after just one mistakae
ShoddySmell46
Fuck yeah. Rebuild is complete
toddatog
The guys big at 6’5” and 222lbs, and seems to have some speed. May be 4th line?
Sarcastic__
Nothing wrong with a free lottery ticket. Another body in Abby for competition is good. Worst case, he just goes back to Russia and we’re in no worse place than we started.
apcymru
6″5″ center. Could be useful
TurbanGhetto
Huge kid without much offence but good on faceoffs and good in his own end of the ice.
Skating isn’t an asset either.
Hinkil
I had high hopes he’d come over after he was at camp last year
Readdebt
Safonov gun
allenbraxton
For those who don’t know:
– 24 years old
– 6’5”, 222lbs
– 33 points in 68 games, 9 points in 18 playoff games
– Drafted in the 6th round (172nd overall) in 2021
bigmooseface
The Allahu Akbars?
Hellosweetparadox
A 6th rounder a long shot in the NHL making KHL money saw the new regime in place and was like “Yeah I wanna be there”
Tracktoy
Who’s his agent?
Falco19
Could be a legit 4th line centre
motzaburger

Mission_Inflation505
Google confirms that he is a 6’4 205lbs center, who has a strong 2 way play, he has a large frame and is great on faceoffs.
Powerful_Rub_4051
I look forward to this Heated Rivalry
Final-Hovercraft552
6 years of pro hockey at what point is a guy not a prospect anymore lol
niftynards
It’s a trap!
RealGud
Put him with Alriksson and Douglas for a big boi line
slimygeo
This is the next Kucherov
g0kartmozart
I’ve seen enough, our cup window is officially open. Let’s go all in, boys.
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Had to check EP for this guy 😂
He was a guy they randomly got from Chicago for future considerations. He’s probably just an AHL guy but obviously they were interested enough to acquire him, even if it was for free.
I remember how excited I was about Sergei Shirokov
The rebuild is over!
TIL we even had him in our system
24 year old player, 0.5ppg in the KHL – don’t get your hopes up
remember Josh Leivo? He’s over 1 PPG in the KHL
Daniel Sprong? same thing – top 10 in KHL scoring this year
I’m kind of numb at this point with these KHL and mediocre-tier overseas guys not panning out. But this time might be a little different because they might actually let them play and make mistakes, instead of sending them off after just one mistakae
Fuck yeah. Rebuild is complete
The guys big at 6’5” and 222lbs, and seems to have some speed. May be 4th line?
Nothing wrong with a free lottery ticket. Another body in Abby for competition is good. Worst case, he just goes back to Russia and we’re in no worse place than we started.
6″5″ center. Could be useful
Huge kid without much offence but good on faceoffs and good in his own end of the ice.
Skating isn’t an asset either.
I had high hopes he’d come over after he was at camp last year
Safonov gun
For those who don’t know:
– 24 years old
– 6’5”, 222lbs
– 33 points in 68 games, 9 points in 18 playoff games
– Drafted in the 6th round (172nd overall) in 2021
The Allahu Akbars?
A 6th rounder a long shot in the NHL making KHL money saw the new regime in place and was like “Yeah I wanna be there”
Who’s his agent?
Could be a legit 4th line centre

Google confirms that he is a 6’4 205lbs center, who has a strong 2 way play, he has a large frame and is great on faceoffs.
I look forward to this Heated Rivalry
6 years of pro hockey at what point is a guy not a prospect anymore lol
It’s a trap!
Put him with Alriksson and Douglas for a big boi line
This is the next Kucherov
I’ve seen enough, our cup window is officially open. Let’s go all in, boys.