It’s official. Russian defenseman Egor Yakovlev is a member of the New Jersey Devils. This move has been rumored for weeks, but it just took some time to hammer out the details and make it official.
This is basically a one-year deal, which doesn’t give the Devils a ton of time to test the waters. Since he’ll be 27 years old, he becomes an unrestricted free agent after the season.
Now that we’re here, what can we expect from Yakovlev? He’s a good puck mover, while doing a good job at keeping pucks away from the net.