The Avalanche on Tuesday signed restricted free-agent forward Vladislav Kamenev to a one-year contract. The 22-year-old Russian will be a pending RFA after the 2019-20 season.
Kamenev suffered a shoulder injury Dec. 8 in his 23rd game of the season with the Avs and never returned to the lineup. He only played in three games in 2017-18 because of a broken arm.
Kamenev was acquired from Nashville on Nov. 5, 2017, in the three-team trade involving Matt Duchene going to Ottawa. Kamenev was selected by Nashville in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2014 draft.