Russia's Anatoly Golyshev vies for the puck with Sweden's Malte Stromwall during the Beijer Hockey Games match between Sweden and Russia at the Ericson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on February 08, 2020. (Photo by Erik SIMANDER / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by ERIK SIMANDER/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)
On March 19, Anatolii Golyshev and the New York Islanders agreed to a one-year ELC effective the 2020-21 season. A full month later we still hadn’t heard if the Russian forward had left his home country to begin his North-American pro career.