Kirill Kaprizov, Alexander Romanov and Ilya Sorokin -- three of the best NHL prospects playing in Russia's KHL -- signed deals with their respective NHL clubs on Monday. There's only one catch: They won't be available to play for their teams in this summer's 24-team restart.
The Wild (Kaprizov), Canadiens (Romanov) and Islanders (Sorokin) each decided to burn a year of their prospect's eligibility and utilized a 53-hour window which began Monday to sign their respective draft picks, just happy to get them in the building. According to an agreement between the NHL and NHLPA, any player signing a new contract for the 2019-20 season will be able to participate in training camp and travel to the bubble but will be ineligible to play in postseason games.