Minnesota Wild terminating contract of prospect Alexander Khovanov
The Minnesota Wild and Alexander Khovanov are parting ways. The former third round pick has been placed on unconditional waivers by the team. If he's not picked up by 2 PM ET Monday afternoon, his contract will be terminated.
Khovanov went 86th overall in 2018. He was in the final year of his three-year entry-level contract. While there's been no official word yet, it's a safe bet that Khovanov is headed home to Russia. He played 7 games with Ak-Bars Kazan of the KHL before coming to North America. The team still holds his rights for that league.
Khovanov was once a highly-rated prospect for the Wild, but has had a tough time getting going even in the AHL. Last season, he didn't make it to North America for training camp, and ended up doing a stint in the ECHL before finally playing for the Iowa Wild of the AHL on December 2nd, 2021. In 22 games, he managed just 1 goal and 5 points. According to this article by The Athletic, Khovanov possesses excellent offensive talent and creativity. However, his skating is "sluggish" and has held him back.
Update: Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL has announced the signing of Khovanov. THe length of the deal is unknown.
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| Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Samuel Girard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Claude Giroux | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Oliver Kylington | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
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