Confirmed with Link: Flames sign Nikita Nesterov (1 year, $700k)

[JurassicTunga]

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[Iggys Dome]

Depth doesn't hurt I guess, cheap deal.

 

[InfinityIggy]

I would have to imagine he is only coming over if he expects to be playing NHL minutes... It will be interesting to see where this one goes.

 

[User1996]

Nice knowing you Noah

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

Nice knowing you Noah

Valimaki-Andersson
Giordano-Kylington
Nesterov-Tanev

Wow that looks so balanced!

 

[Dack]

The Flames kind of started liking Russians out of no where.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Valimaki-Andersson
Giordano-Kylington
Nesterov-Tanev

Wow that looks so balanced!

He plays right side apparently.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

He plays right side apparently.

Hopefully it's not a Brodie situation where he can't play left side, because unless we plan to move Gio to third pair, there's no partner that makes sense for him.

 

[GumbyCan2]

Valimaki-Andersson
Giordano-Kylington
Nesterov-Tanev

Wow that looks so balanced!

I like it. Now how about Johnny G and Noah to 'go-ah' to Philly for: Rd- Phillipe Myers, Prospect C- German Rubtsov, prospect Rw- Wade Allison, prospect LW- Matthew Strome, and next 2 years Philly 1st Round picks.
Flames move Money to RW, 1st line.
Move Tkachuk up to LW, 1st line.
Start Rubtsov or rookie Jakob Pelletier at C, top-line.
Run a 2nd line of: Mangie-Backs-Lindy.
3rd line of: Dube-Benny-newbie D Simon.
4th line of: Looch-D Ryan-Joakim Nordstrom

 

[super6646]

Kylington is gone imo

gio-Andy
Hanifin-tanev
Valimaki-nestrov

I’d hope gio and hanifin are switched but I doubt it

 

[Mobiandi]

This is a very poor signing if we're going to be playing this guy regularly.

If he's not going to be playing regularly, why did he leave a cushy job and likely better salary in Russia?

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

This is a very poor signing if we're going to be playing this guy regularly.

If he's not going to be playing regularly, why did he leave a cushy job and likely better salary in Russia?

Due to covid, he prioritized driving distance from COP during ski season

 

[Mobiandi]

Due to covid, he prioritized driving distance from COP during ski season

If it saves us a 3rd why not I guess

 

[JPeeper]

Good night sweet Ollie. Can't believe this organization has literally 0 faith in him.

 

[DFF]

Unless something changed in kylington, nesterov is going to take his job

 

[TheButcher90]

Good night sweet Ollie. Can't believe this organization has literally 0 faith in him.

thinking the same

 

[Volica]

Kylington better bring the work boots to camp.
This is his spot. A guy like Nesterov can eat popcorn without much hesitation from a Flames POV.

Don’t let this guy take your job.

 

[Volica]

The Flames kind of started liking Russians out of no where.

it’s their nasty secret. Everyone knows they love Swedes, but ruskies!?

 

[DFF]

Nikita Nesterov expected to re-sign in KHL despite Kings' two-year, $6M offer

If it's true, they think he is good?

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Kylington is gone imo

I mean, there's a likelihood that since the Flames didn't have an obvious #7 guy in the system so this signing makes sense from that perspective, I guess.

 

[super6646]

I mean, there's a likelihood that since the Flames didn't have an obvious #7 guy in the system so this signing makes sense from that perspective, I guess.

I doubt he's coming to NA to play as a #7. Perhaps Kylington beats him out, but I think the writing is on the wall that they don't have much faith in him at this point.

 

[Mazatt]

Sounds like he's coming over for a shot, and like, getting 100% payment from the NHL is better than a more expensive KHL deal that doesn't get paid. I'd figure this is to create internal competition and drive Kylington/Mackey to preform better, as well as being a fall back in case they fail, as well as a show of the power the Flames have over Kylington in terms of bargaining that they can sign a bottom pairing d-man for nothing.

Also, zero chance that signing Nikita Nesterov is a precursor to trading away a top 4 d-man lmao

 

[FerklundCGY]

Absolutely no reason to dislike this signing.

Had pretty good results during his first NHL stint, followed by going to Russia, winning the KHL championship, an Olympic Gold Medal and being captain of his team.

Now, he's coming back to North America in the prime of his career on a league-minimum deal.

Plus, although he's a left-shot, he plays the right side, which is what we need.

Very much like.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Kylington better bring the work boots to camp.
This is his spot. A guy like Nesterov can eat popcorn without much hesitation from a Flames POV.

Don’t let this guy take your job.

This is exactly it. Nesterov is here to compete with Kylington for the spot, and to be frank, if Kylington can’t beat him out then he shouldn’t really be in an NHL lineup.

 

[Mobiandi]

Remember when Jankowski turned heads in camp and lost a spot to Tanner Glass

Anyway, this guy was the captain of CSKA Moscow. He's either playing or he's headed back to Russia