The Vancouver Canucks signed a restricted free agenton Wednesday. No, not Brock Boeser. He remainsunsigned with training camp starting next week. Instead, general manager Jim Benning announced the team had inked Nikolay Goldobin to a one-year, one-way contract worth $900,000. "Nikolay is a gifted offensive player who has shown good chemistry with some of our other younger players,"Benning said in . "He has taken steps to round out his game and we're excited to see continued improvement from him this season." MORE: The 23-year-old forward scored a career-high 20 a sists and 27 points last season in 63 games. He found early succe s with 2019 Calder Trophy winner Elias Petter son, but found himself off Petter son'sline and a healthy scratch by December when he had trouble scoring. It was a tough season for us we didnt make the playoffs and difficult for me as well. It was Frank Jackson Jersey up and down," Goldobin after scoring only two goals and two a sists from Jan. 1 onward. I was feeling confident, obviously, on the ice. Thats when you open up as a player, you do things that no one expects, and then things went away from me, I started losing confidence a little bit. Thats why my game kind of went low. PP Goal | Goldobin wrists one past the Avs Hockey Night Punjabi (@HkyNightPunjabi) With a one-year contract, it's obvious that Goldobin will need to prove his worth this upcoming season after being a healthy scratch in 19 games last year. Where he fits will be up to head coach Travis Green as the Canucks added wingers J.T. Miller and Micheal Ferland over the summer. Originally drafted 27th overall by the San Jose Sharks in 2014, he has 46 points (19 goals, 27 a sists) in 124 career games with the Sharks and Canucks. Vancouver is hoping he can find his game from his junior career,when he netted 94 points in 67games with Sarnia (OHL). Aleksej Pokusevski Jersey
The Vancouver Canucks signed a restricted free agenton Wednesday. No, not Brock Boeser. He remainsunsigned with training camp starting next week. Instead, general manager Jim Benning announced the team had inked Nikolay Goldobin to a one-year, one-way contract worth $900,000. "Nikolay is a gifted offensive player who has shown good chemistry with some of our other younger players,"Benning said in . "He has taken steps to round out his game and we're excited to see continued improvement from him this season." MORE: The 23-year-old forward scored a career-high 20 a sists and 27 points last season in 63 games. He found early succe s with 2019 Calder Trophy winner Elias Petter son, but found himself off Petter son'sline and a healthy scratch by December when he had trouble scoring. It was a tough season for us we didnt make the playoffs and difficult for me as well. It was Frank Jackson Jersey up and down," Goldobin after scoring only two goals and two a sists from Jan. 1 onward. I was feeling confident, obviously, on the ice. Thats when you open up as a player, you do things that no one expects, and then things went away from me, I started losing confidence a little bit. Thats why my game kind of went low. PP Goal | Goldobin wrists one past the Avs Hockey Night Punjabi (@HkyNightPunjabi) With a one-year contract, it's obvious that Goldobin will need to prove his worth this upcoming season after being a healthy scratch in 19 games last year. Where he fits will be up to head coach Travis Green as the Canucks added wingers J.T. Miller and Micheal Ferland over the summer. Originally drafted 27th overall by the San Jose Sharks in 2014, he has 46 points (19 goals, 27 a sists) in 124 career games with the Sharks and Canucks. Vancouver is hoping he can find his game from his junior career,when he netted 94 points in 67games with Sarnia (OHL). Aleksej Pokusevski Jersey