This offseason has been dry, but has been even more dry for the Florida Panthers. Dale confirmed this morning that they have invited KHL defenseman Nikolai Belov to a PTO. Belov has played in the KHL for nine seasons now, but has never taken place in the NHL. The veteran D-man does carry some experience on his shoulders by playing overseas.
The idea of bringing in Nikolai would be for depth purposes. It’s likely that he wouldn’t crack the team on opening night, so the minors would end up becoming his new home. If one of our main D-man were to go down on a given night.