According to multiple online reports, KHL sniper Ilya Mikheyev is set to sign with an NHL club as early as this weekend.
KHL insider Igor Eronko of Eurosport and NHL.com/ru reports that the 24 year old Mikheyev has narrowed his list of teams down to just three: the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and Vegas Golden Knights.
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TSN insider Darren Dreger has confirmed Eronko’s reports.
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The 6 foot, 2 inch, 190 pound winger put up 23 goals and 45 points in 62 games with Omsk Avangard this pas season, with a further 11 points in 13 Gagarin Cup playoff games. DobberProspects.com describes Mikheyev as a “skilled winger with middle-six upside. Capable of both making plays and finishing them. Good skater, good hockey sense, good size. Capable penalty-killer as well.”