Announcement: Boston Bruins to make a massive move involving a sought after KHL star
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The Boston Bruins are looking to build up their roster for the upcoming 2025-26 season, and may have their eyes on an international star player.
According to recent reports, the Boston Bruins have been in talks with Maxin Shabanov of the KHL.
This was reported by Vladimir Laevsky, as Shabanov's agent told him.
It was revealed that the KHL star is currently in talks with 12 different NHL teams including the Vegas Golden Knights, New York Islanders, and Utah Mammoth.
Are the Boston Bruins a fit for KHL Star Maxin Shabanov?
The one condition that Shabanov is looking for is that whatever team he decides to sign with will give him a roster spot, and the Boston Bruins could do exactly that.
«There is only one criterion,» Chernykh said, translated to English. «We just need to look at the team rosters and understand where he will really have his place, as it happened with other players. So that he comes there and plays in the NHL, so that he has time and a place in the roster.»
He impressed a lot of people during the 2024-25 season when he scored 23 goals, and 44 assists for 67 points in 65 games, playing in a tough league.
Shabanov finished third in scoring behind former NHL players Nikita Gusev, and Josh Levio.
He is a little undersized coming in at just 5-foot-8, 157-pounds, but is an offensive threat and has everything the Boston Bruins are looking for.
As of right now the New York Islanders seem to be a front-runner to land him, but that doesn't mean the Bruins are out of the conversation.
«The Islanders left a good impression on him this season,» Chernykh said. «So in any case, we will first consider the conditions of the team he played for, and then everything else.»
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