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Report: Islanders close to signing 2008 pick Kirill Petrov to ELC

One, two Kirills here before you, how 'bout dat now

Here's something you didn't expect to wake up and read on Monday, June 1, 2015: the Islanders have reportedly signed 2008 third round pick Kirill Petrov to an entry level contract.

The news comes from a story in Russian sports business site Sport.business-gazeta.ru hilariously mangled via Google Translate. The report sounds as if Petrov, who plays for Ak Bars, couldn't agree to terms on a new contract with St. Petersburg SKA after a trade and has signed with the Islanders instead.

Of course, it also says he was selected by "New Jersey in the NBA draft" so I could totally be reading this thing wrong.