Nikolay Kulemin wasn’t the fanciest player on the ice, or the most skilled, but he’ll be remembered fondly by some for his work ethic and hustle day in and day out.
Nikolay Kulemin entered the 2017-18 season in the final year of a four-year, $4.18 million deal that both he and Mikhail Grabovski inked on July 2, 2014. Kulemin knew if he was to earn another deal in the NHL, this was the year to make his case for another contract whether it was with the Islanders or another one of the 30 teams.