The Washington Capitals have had a strong start to their 2023-24 season and are hoping to ride that momentum into the playoffs after they missed the postseason last season.
The San Jose Sharks have waived Nikolai Knyzhov. It’s been a tough start to the season for the 6-foot-3 defenseman. Signed to a two-year, $2.5 million contract in March, the hope was that the 25-year-old blueliner would take the next step after some health issues and establish himself as an everyday NHL’er.
These eight players have all made names for themselves in the NHL to varying degrees already but have the ability and potential opportunity to take enormous leaps forward in 2023–24.
Nikolai Knyzhov has played just nine NHL games over the last two seasons, but that didn’t keep Mike Grier from signing the pending RFA, not just to a one-year, but a two-year contract last month.
The San Jose Sharks signed defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov on Wednesday to a two-year, $2.5 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season.
Sharks defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov tore his right Achilles tendon in offseason training and underwent surgery on Wednesday.
In this edition of San Jose Sharks News & Rumors, Patrick Marleau’s No. 12 will be retired this upcoming February. Meanwhile, long-time general manager (GM) Doug Wilson will have a banner lifted to the rafters this October.
A sports hernia kept the defender out all season — will he be ready for 2022-23? Nikolai Knyzhov took the world by surprise when he cracked the San Jose Sharks’ 2021 opening-night roster.
The defender has not played this season, but is expected to re-join the team next season. The San Jose Sharks have signed defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov to a one-year contract extension with a cap hit of $850,000, including a $100,000 signing bonus, per CapFriendly.
In this edition of San Jose Sharks News & Rumors, management was busy on deadline day, as they brought several players into the organization in Kaapo Kahkonen, Anthony Bitetto, and Antoine Morand.
This slow recovery will make it tough for the Sharks to rely on his return in the second half, which means San Jose may need to look to the trade market to try to add some low-cost depth.
In this edition of San Jose Sharks News & Rumors, the NHL wrapped up their investigation on Evander Kane violating COVID-19 protocols and decided to give him a very lengthy suspension.
Knyzhov will have surgery on October 22 and faces an eight-to-10-week recovery timeline thereafter.
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