News broke from Russia this morning that the Pittsburgh Penguins were in the process of signing Sergei Plotkinov. The 25-year old Russian winger played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL this past season in which he recorded 36 points (15g, 21a) in 56 games. A few hours later, it was confirmed that they plan to sign him on July 1 at the start of free agency.
TASS reports Sergei Plotnikov will sign with the #Penguins #KHL #NHL
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There has been speculation that Jim Rutherford was looking to sign a Russian winger to play alongside Evgeni Malkin, and names such as Alexander Radulov and Viktor Tikhonov have floated around.