There's good news on the horizon for the Colorado Avalanche organization. Their top goaltending prospect, Russian net minder Ilya Nabokov, is aiming to make the leap from Europe to North America as soon as possible.
In a recent story from RG.org, the Avalanche goaltender is reportedly one of the top players in the KHL looking to sign their first NHL contract. Hockey writer Daria Tubolsteva reported that Nabokov refused to enter into contract extension negotiations with his KHL team, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, meaning he will be eligible to sign his entry-level contract with Colorado at the end of the KHL season.
With the strength of Magnitogorsk, Nabokov is set for a long final run in the KHL. He likely won't end his season in Russia until possible the end of May, meaning he won't be available to help the team until the start of the 2025-2026 campaign.
"Andrei Vasilevskiy, Sergei Bobrovsky, Igor Shesterkin — these are Russian goalies who have won the Vezina Trophy as the best goalies in the NHL regular season," he told RG.org. "And I
