The New Jersey Devils have free agent defenseman Egor Yakovlev, following through on the prediction of Devils’ general manager Ray Shero.
Yakolev, an import from the KHL, has inked a one-year entry-level contract with New Jersey.
Yakovlev, 26, has spent the last 3 seasons with SKA St. Petersburg and has recently competed in the Olympic Games and World Championship for Russia.