Despite reports linking him to the KHL, Nikita Soshnikov has agreed to a new one-year contract that will keep him with the St. Louis Blues in 2018-19. The 24-year-old joined the Blues last season in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs that saw the Blues send a 2019 fourth-round pick up to Toronto.
In limited action, Soshnikov had one goal and one assist in 12 games with the Blues.
Soshnikov has yet to make a meaningful impact at the NHL level, skating in just 82 games between 2015-16 and 2017-18. Injuries have played a role in his overall playing time, but it has also been difficult to forecast a more permanent role for him in the lineup either in Toronto or in St.