Alexander Frolov

Russia's Kontinental Hockey League has been in the news recently after Evgeni Nabokov terminated his contract with KHL club SKA St. Petersburg. Also Kyle Wellwood and Atlant Mytishchi parted ways over conflicting reports of whether he returned to the U.S. to be with his pregnant wife or if he was cut based on his performance.

Wellwood signed with the St. Louis Blues and Nabokov has yet to sign with another team.

Alexander Frolov, the left wing for the New York Rangers, will reportedly miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee, according to Steve Zipay on Twitter.

Frolov is a fine player who was under a one-year contract with the New York Rangers in hopes of securing a long-term deal.

Unfortunately, that is looking unlikely at this point.

By now the word has hit the entire NHL. With the constant discussion going on about the future of superstar Brad Richards in a Dallas uniform, focus has begun to shift from the highly-touted center to a brooding veteran on a team that is going seemingly nowhere.

We are coming upon the 2011, and as we bring in the new year, the NHL is doing their best to bring in some great hockey for fans to watch. The speed and skill of the game today is nearly unmatched in any other major sport.

Players are getting bigger, but they're also getting quicker and more skilled, a deadly combo for any opposing team.

With that said, players play for contracts, and contract years are when most hockey players play their best. It's a sad fact, but many hockey players tend to have career years in their contract years.

On July 31, 2010, the New York Rangers signed free agent winger Alexander Frolov to a bargain one-year deal worth $3 million.

With the Frolov signing, the Rangers were given a second scoring threat on offense to complement superstar right winger, Marian Gaborik.

The 2010-11 NHL season is still in its infancy, yet the early returns of some of Summer’s biggest movers have led to huge early success. Who would’ve thought that Clarke MacArthur is among the league leaders in goals? Or that Chris Mason would become the featured goalie in Atlanta?

Sure, it is still too early to tell who will make the greatest impact, but this Summer’s moves were still fast and furious. With that in mind, we’re going to take a look at the best 20 acquisitions from the NHL off-season.

Finally, after years of high draft picks and a lack of playoff hockey, the Kings are poised to be a contender.  The outlook is positive for the Los Angeles Kings right now.   This off-season was a little bit of an enigma.  There was a lot of anticipation regarding Ilya Kovalchuk and all of the skills that he brings to the table.  While the Kovalchuk signing never panned out

Offense

Day #10: New York Rangers 

2010 Record: 38-33-11 (87 Points), 9^th in the Eastern Conference

Roster Changes

2010-2011 Notable Arrivals: Alexander Frolov (LA), Martin Biron (NYI), Todd White (ATL), Derek Boogaard (MIN), Steve Eminger (ANH), Mats Zuccarello Aasen (NOR)

On July 26, rumors were abuzz, signaling that the Rangers were close to signing Alexander Frolov. One day later, Glen Sather announced that the Rangers officially signed the enigmatic forward to a one-year deal worth $3 million.

To some fans, this move may have come as a surprise, or an upset considering the fact that the Rangers are in a “rebuilding” stage, and by signing Frolov, another spot is taken up for a hopeful Rangers prospect.