Former Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens defenseman Nikita Nesterov is returning to the KHL, according to his agent Dan Milstein.

Nesterov, 24, split last season between the Bolts and Habs, recording 17 points in 48 games. The Canadiens did not give him a qualifying offer after the season ended. Prior to the 2016-17 campaign, the Russian had logged 84 games with Tampa Bay from 2014-16.

Before coming over to North America, Nesterov was a member of Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL. It's possible he could return there, but there also appears to be a few open spots on Dynamo Moscow's back end.

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