Last week, the New Jersey Devils announced the signing of Sergey Kalinin. Kalinin is really the first signing by Ray Shero that is all his own. Jordin Tootoo was already a Devil and his contract was already in the works per Lamoriello. Kujawinski and Peitila were already New Jersey Devils prospects so Shero didn’t actually have to sign them as free agents. So who is Sergey Kalinin and what does this tell us, if anything, about what Shero wants to bring to the New Jersey Devils?
The 24-year-old Kalinin has played the last few seasons for the Avangard Omsk in the KHL and last year was made the team captain.