The Blackhawks are reportedly giving it a go with another top KHL player.
The Chicago Blackhawks are "very close" to signing top KHL free agent Michal Kempny, reports Igor Eronko of Sport-Express. Eronko says the news comes from Barry Smith, the Blackhawks' director of player development, which makes it sound like a deal is all but certain at this point.
Kempny, 25, is considered one of the top players available out of the KHL, Russia's top hockey league, this year. After starring with HC Kometo Brno of the Czech league in his early 20s and making the leap to Avangard Omsk of the KHL in 2015-16, he quickly acclimated himself as one of the top blue liners in the league.