{"id":52362,"date":"2019-07-30T15:26:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T19:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=52362"},"modified":"2019-07-30T15:26:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T19:26:55","slug":"vladislav-kamenev-signs-colorado-avalanche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/07\/30\/vladislav-kamenev-signs-colorado-avalanche\/","title":{"rendered":"Vladislav Kamenev Re-Signs With Colorado Avalanche"},"content":{"rendered":"

News broke earlier that forward Vladislav Kamenev<\/a><\/strong> has signed a one-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche<\/a>. He was a restricted free agent. Financial terms of the contract have not been released. If given a qualifying offer, Kamenev would become a restricted free agent again next summer. The team announced the signing on their official twitter account.<\/p>\n

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We have signed Vlad Kamenev to a one-year deal.#GoAvsGo<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/9ZsHr8eDmP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) July 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Vladislav Kamenev Signs with Colorado Avalanche.<\/h2>\n

Over his three-year NHL career, Kamenev\u00a0has played for the Avalanche\u00a0and Nashville Predators<\/a>. He has put up two\u00a0goals and three assists for five\u00a0career points in 28\u00a0career games. He was originally drafted in the 2nd\u00a0round,\u00a042nd\u00a0overall of the 2014\u00a0NHL Entry Draft by the Predators. Kamenev was part of the three-way trade that sent Matt Duchene<\/strong> to the Ottawa Senators<\/a>\u00a0and Kyle Turris<\/strong> to Nashville.<\/p>\n

Last season he scored two goals and five points in 23 games. He also added 10 minutes in penalties. His possession numbers were 43.5 percent Corsi-For and a relative Corsi of -6.1.<\/p>\n

What This Means for Kamenev and the Avalanche<\/h3>\n

Kamenev’s career has not gone according to plan. He has suffered season-ending injuries each of the past two seasons. Those have limited him to just 28 career NHL games. 2018-19 was his most productive year by far with five points in 23 games. He had looked comfortable on the fourth line and penalty kill before getting hurt.<\/p>\n

Kamenev will likely be scratched regularly in 2019-20. The team went out and acquired Pierre-Edouard Bellemare<\/a><\/strong> as a more stable presence on the bottom-six and an experienced penalty killer. There will certainly be opportunities for Kamenev, who stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 194 pounds, but health is a major concern at this point. If he can stay healthy and takes advantage of his opportunities, he can move up the lineup.<\/p>\n

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