Per Igor Eronko, Rangers defense prospect Alexei Bereglazov is headed back to the KHL. Bereglazov had a KHL-out clause in his contract, so this doesn’t come as much of a surprise to me. In all honesty, I’m surprised it took him this long to head back home.
The 23-year-old defenseman’s departure clears up a bit of a logjam on the Hartford blue line, but as of now the contract does remain on the books. The Rangers have a few options, but probably want to hold his rights in case he wants to come back next year.