The NHL world is focused on an offer sheet, but other leagues around the world are still making roster tweaks to get ready for the season. As always, we’ll have all the notable minor transactions right here:
- Mikhail Vorobyev, whose NHL rights are still owned by the Philadelphia Flyers, was involved in a KHL trade that saw him join SKA St. Petersburg. The 24-year-old forward received a qualifying offer from the Flyers last offseason when he bolted for Russia, meaning they will hold his exclusive NHL rights until his 27th birthday. In 35 games for the Flyers, he posted just five points.
- Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Vorobyov’s former team, has added their own NHL forward, signing Nikolai Kulemin to a one-year contract. Kulemin has played the last three seasons with Metallurg Magnitogorsk after a long NHL career that spanned more than 650 games. The 35-year-old had just seven points in 22 games last season.
- Former Philadelphia Flyer Roman Lyubimov is looking for work after leaving KHL club Ak Bars Kazan. The team announced that Lyubimov’s contract was mutually terminated, though did not offer any insight as to why. The 29-year-old stay-at-home defenseman only played in nine games with Ak Bars last season after coming over from Spartak Moscow, who he only just signed with as well. Lyubimov has bounced around since initially leaving CSKA Moscow back in 2016, spending one season in the NHL, one season back with CSKA, two seasons with Metallurg Magnitogorsk, and then last year’s disjointed campaign. Who know where he may wind up next.
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