"The Canucks did not want to sign me," Goldobin said. "I was disappointed how it turned out in (Vancouver) but I am happy to sign in (the) KHL and will try (the) NHL again in two years."
Sport-Express' Igor Eronko reported earlier Saturday that Goldobin was "set to sign" a two-year contract with CSKA Moscow.
The 24-year-old forward inked a one-year, $900,000 pact with the Canucks back in September.
Goldobin posted 50 points in 51 games with Vancouver's AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets, this season. He played one game for the Canucks in 2019-20, suiting up against the Pittsburgh Penguins in late November.
The Moscow native was in his fourth campaign with the Canucks organization. Vancouver acquired him from the San Jose Sharks in a trade for forward Jannik Hansen in March 2017.
Goldobin produced a career-high 27 points across 63 games in 2018-19.
Colby Cave, a forward in the Edmonton Oilers organization, died Saturday after suffering a brain bleed earlier in the week.
The 25-year-old was remembered through an outpouring of warm messages and memories from family, friends, teammates, coaches, and others around the hockey world.
Janet and I are so sad to hear of Colby’s passing. He was a wonderful hockey player with a bright future, but an even better person. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Emily and his entire family. 🙏
Colby was a terrific teammate with great character, admired & liked everywhere he played. Our thoughts & prayers go out to his wife Emily, his family & friends at this very difficult time.
The bond between a brother and sister is a special one. It remains unchanged by time and distance and is the purest form of friendship I’ve ever had. You will now, and forever, be my special angel Colb💙 pic.twitter.com/WsbmDrP2BD
I don’t understand any of it. What I do know is that Colby will be deeply missed. A great person with a great attitude who brought a smile to the rink every day. Deepest condolences to his family. I am so sorry for your loss. Rest In Peace Caver.
Colby not only brightened up the hockey world but every person he graced with his presence. We love you Caver, and the entire Cave family we are here with you. We are so sorry for your loss. R.I.P Caver, I’ll meet you at the pearly gates,I’ll bring the beers, I’ll bring the beers https://t.co/MyzB0pI6tv
Devastating news today. Going to miss that infectious smile of yours Caver. Thankful I got to live with you in Providence and see firsthand your hard work & dedication to hockey. You taught me more than you know, but the best part was you were an even better person. RIP Colby ❤️
RIP Colby. Here’s a photo I took the day the Bruins visited the Great Wall of China. He was wearing a Humboldt Broncos hat and a permanent grin. pic.twitter.com/RBqdbSIuIU
Colby was just such a phenomenal person to be around. He was the epitome of what a professional hockey player should be: caring, driven, focused & serious. Our thoughts & prayers continue to remain with Emily & the entire Cave family.
Rest In Peace caver, always enjoyed our time together. Was a pleasure and honor to play with you. You always had a positive mindset and could light a room with your smile and laugh. Praying for your family
One staff member recalls that every time Cave was recalled from the AHL he would come to the rink and head straight to the staff offices to give everyone a hug. Only player they can recall doing that. "A truly decent and loving person."
Blessed to call you a teammate and close friend. I know you’ll be always be watching over us. So grateful for the time we got to spend together. Rest In Peace Caver https://t.co/9C0z3AGaxO
The best guy around would always show up with a smile and make his surroundings better. Can’t believe this happened. Prayers and thoughts to Emily, and the family. RIP caver, you will always be missed. https://t.co/ai20Nba0Tc
Gone from us way too early. Was lucky enough to sit next to you all year in the dressing room always bringing a positive attitude and big smile to the rink. You were a warrior on the ice and a gentleman off it. Thanks for being a great teammate and friend. Rest In Peace Caver https://t.co/xeeXWL7WRZ
RIP Colby Cave... heartbreaking to hear the news this morning, he was always a player that competed hard and played the right way in my time playing against him. Thoughts and prayers to his family and loved ones during this time 🙏🏼
Talk of Colby Cave's exemplary character is not overstated. Here he was going out of his way to make the experience memorable by talking to my boy and his teammates during pre game. He didn't have to do it, but he wanted to. His wife and family can be proud. pic.twitter.com/EQdudnXv2k
Man this 2020 just ain’t it. Tragedy after heartbreak and the cycle seems to just continue. As tough as it is our only choice is to persevere. I just truly hope and pray the Lord is with the Cave Family today and helping them through this unimaginable loss. 💔🙏🏽
It's hard enough to find just one star in an NHL draft, let alone multiple ones.
Teams sometimes get lucky enough and manage to select two future franchise cornerstones in the same draft. The Los Angeles Kings got Jonathan Quick and Anze Kopitar in 2005 and the Anaheim Ducks selected Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry in 2003.
Two is doable, but hitting on three picks? Now that's impressive.
Let's take a look back at the five best drafts by teams over the last two decades.
5. Tampa Bay Lightning (2011)
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Pick No.
Player
GP
P
27
Vladislav Namestnikov
425
189
58
Nikita Kucherov
514
544
208
Ondrej Palat
495
328
Picking late in the first round, the Lightning managed to land themselves a legitimate top-six forward in Namestnikov. Then, in the second round, they found a hidden gem and one of the best value picks in recent memory with Kucherov. The addition of just those two would have made for a successful draft, but then, with its final pick, Tampa Bay added Palat.
Palat and Kucherov remain key cogs in the Lightning's lineup today, with the latter having turned into a perennial MVP candidate.
Namestnikov was a part of a package deal in 2018 that netted the Lightning Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller.
4. Montreal Canadiens (2007)
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Pick No.
Player
GP
P
12
Ryan McDonagh
661
298
22
Max Pacioretty
763
554
43
P.K. Subban
713
426
Armed with two first-rounders, the Canadiens didn't miss on either of them. The Habs took McDonagh with their first pick, Pacioretty with their second, and topped it off by snagging Subban in the second round. Pacioretty ranks second among the 2007 class in goals and Subban leads all defensemen in points.
However, McDonagh - who comes in at No. 3 on that list of blue-liners - never suited up in a game for the Canadiens, as he was traded in the deal that sent Scott Gomez to Montreal.
Pacioretty captained the team for three seasons and led it in goals in five. Subban, meanwhile, was one of the team's most electrifying players in recent memory and took home a Norris Trophy before being dealt for the team's current captain, Shea Weber.
3. Colorado Avalanche (2009)
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Pick No.
Player
GP
P
3
Matt Duchene
793
589
33
Ryan O'Reilly
803
559
64
Tyson Barrie
554
346
The Avalanche managed to snatch up three entirely different, game-changing players in one draft. Colorado didn't waste the third overall pick, selecting a dynamic playmaker in Duchene. It then added solid two-way center O'Reilly and puck-moving defenseman Barrie in the second round.
Duchene and O'Reilly made immediate impacts during their rookie campaigns, helping the Avalanche reach the playoffs. However, they returned to the postseason only once over the next five years before the latter was traded to the Buffalo Sabres.
The trio are no longer with the Avalanche, but they continue to play at an elite level on their respective teams and are some of the league's top stars.
2. Chicago Blackhawks (2003)
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Pick No.
Player
GP
P
14
Brent Seabrook
1114
464
52
Corey Crawford
488
260 wins
245
Dustin Byfuglien
869
525
The Blackhawks helped earn themselves multiple Stanley Cup victories with their showing in the 2003 draft. They secured a stud defenseman in Seabrook, a franchise goalie in Crawford, and a gritty depth forward - who would go on to become a dominant blue-liner in his own right - in Byfuglien.
All three went on to play vital roles in helping the Blackhawks win their three Cups this past decade. Before Byfuglien transformed into a top defenseman, he grinded as a forward in Chicago, scoring three goals in the finals when the Blackhawks won it all in 2010. Crawford then backstopped the team to its next two Cup victories while Seabrook continues to log seemingly endless minutes on the blue line.
1. Boston Bruins (2006)
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Pick No.
Player
GP
P
5
Phil Kessel
1066
861
50
Milan Lucic
958
521
71
Brad Marchand
751
646
Bruins interim general manager Jeff Gorton easily had one of the best NHL drafts of all time in 2006. Days before officially being replaced by Peter Chiarelli, Gorton set up the Bruins as best as anyone could have. Not only did he manage to draft future stars Kessel, Lucic, and Marchand, Gorton also made a draft-day trade for the ages by sending Andrew Raycroft to the Toronto Maple Leafs for future Vezina winner Tuukka Rask.
Kessel may not have panned out in Boston - he was traded after just three seasons - but he's become one of the best goal-scorers in the league. Kessel ranks fifth in the NHL in goals since 2007-08 with 246, and he helped lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to two Stanley Cup victories in 2016 and 2017.
Meanwhile, Marchand and Lucic played vital roles in helping the Bruins secure a Stanley Cup in 2011. Since then, Marchand has transformed from a pesky, agitating player into a pesky, agitating, legitimate MVP contender. Lucic is no longer the player of yesteryear, but he was one of the league's most feared enforcers for multiple seasons while still getting it done on offense.
Honorable Mentions
2010 Carolina Hurricanes: Jeff Skinner, Frederik Andersen, Justin Faulk
2009 Ottawa Senators: Jakob Silfverberg, Robin Lehner, Mike Hoffman
2011 Ottawa Senators: Mika Zibanejad, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Ryan Dzingel
2005 St. Louis Blues: T.J. Oshie, Ben Bishop, Ryan Reaves
2009 New York Islanders: John Tavares, Mikko Koskinen, Anders Lee, Calvin De Haan, Casey Cizikas, Anders Nilsson
Colby Cave, a forward in the Edmonton Oilers organization, died Saturday after suffering a brain bleed earlier this week, the club confirmed.
"It is with great sadness to share the news that our Colby Cave passed away early this morning," his family said in a statement. "I (his wife, Emily) and both our families are in shock but know our Colby was loved dearly by us, his family and friends, the entire hockey community, and many more. We thank everyone for their prayers during this difficult time."
Cave underwent emergency surgery Tuesday to remove a colloid cyst that was causing pressure on his brain.
The 25-year-old had been in a medically induced coma at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto.
Cave played 11 games for the Oilers this season but spent the majority of the campaign with their AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors. He was in his second campaign with the organization after playing parts of five years with the Boston Bruins and their farm team in Providence to begin his career.
The Oilers claimed him off waivers from the Bruins in January 2019.
San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson could have returned to the ice in March despite being ruled out for the remainder of the season following mid-February thumb surgery.
"If the season would have been on, I probably could have played a couple weeks ago if I had to," Karlsson told NBC Sports Bay Area on Thursday, according to NHL.com.
The Sharks sat last in the Western Conference when the season was suspended March 12, making them a near lock to miss the playoffs for only the third time in the last two decades.
Despite the disappointing season, Karlsson explained he's developed a fresh outlook on life while stuck at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"I think something like this makes you realize that there's a lot of things out there that are more important, even though hockey is one of the biggest parts of my life and something that I enjoy to do," Karlsson said.
He added, "It puts a lot of things in perspective and you get to discover a lot of other things outside the hockey world which you otherwise might not have been able to. This is something we all have to go through."
Before suffering the injury, the 29-year-old rearguard tallied six goals and 40 points through 56 contests in his second season with San Jose.
Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter is hoping for hockey to return regardless of which format the league chooses to go with.
"We're willing to do whatever," Suter said, according to NHL.com's Tom Gulitti. "We want to play. Our team was really playing well down the stretch here, and we want to see if we can continue that."
The Wild were one of the league's hottest teams in the month before the pause, winning eight of their last 11 games while clawing their way back into the playoff hunt. They currently sit just one point behind the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
"This year has been such an emotional roller coaster," Suter said. "We started out terrible. ... We battled back and went through ups and downs, and to finally be in a position to have an opportunity to make the playoffs says a lot about our group."
The veteran defenseman also pointed to his age, 35, as another reason he hopes to get a shot at the Stanley Cup this season.
"Guys only get to do this for so long," Suter added. "I've been fortunate. I've been able to do it for longer than the average. So, yeah, at any age I think you want to play, and you don't want to lose these opportunities."
Suter added that it would be "disappointing" if the season ends without a proper conclusion due to "where we were at the start of the year to where we are now."
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Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour hinted he's starting to focus on next year with this season's status up in the air.
"We're kind of looking at it a little differently, I think our management and owners kind of right away told us this was going to be something a little more long term so we kind of looked at it as our offseason," Brind'Amour said in a video conference call Friday, according to NHL.com's Adam Kimelman. "So we're kind of preparing actually for the draft a little bit, looking at stuff like that."
At the time of the pause on March 12, the Hurricanes occupied the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Brind'Amour understands his team will need to ramp-up fast if play were to resume.
"Make sure our guys are staying safe first and then if we get any inkling that maybe we’re coming back on the horizon soon, I think we’ll change gears," Brind'Amour added. "Right now, we’re kind of preparing for next year in a lot of ways."
Brind'Amour also took time to thank the frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis and hopes fans continue to do their part.
"I think No. 1, it shouldn't take a crisis like this to kind of realize how important certain people are in the world - our medical staff, just a real shoutout to them and all they're doing," Brind'Amour added. "Hopefully we'll get this behind us soon but we've all got to do our part, that's the key. So stay safe to everyone and let's get hockey back soon and safe."
