Report:Former Captain of Russia's national team wants to play in the NHL.

It appears you can add one more veteran defenseman to the free agent market.

According to a report from The Hockey News former Russian national team captain Ilya Nikulin is looking to make the move to the NHL after spending his entire career in the KHL.

Nikulin appears to be following in the footsteps of former teammate Evgeni Medvedev who also left the KHL this year and ended up signing an NHL deal with the Philadelphia Flyers organization.

It's almost certain that at least one NHL team will have interest, Nikulin was a former first round pick of the Atlanta Thrasher after all, and if he can be acquired at a discount we can except several NHL teams to be involved in discussion with him.