Igor Larionov spent several seasons doing everything he could to beat the Colorado Avalanche. As a famed member of the Detroit Red Wings’ “Russian Five”, he played against Joe Sakic and the Avs in the glory years of their rivalry.
Larionov is now a player agent, and one of his clients is the Avs’ newest free-agent signing, former No. 1 pick Nail Yakupov. Larionov helped engineer the signing of Yakupov to a one-year, $875,000 “show-me” contract, and he firmly believes Yakupov can get his career back on track and helped the Avs win again.
“Nail is very happy to sign with Colorado.