Voynov: NHL-Ready or KHL-bound?
Is Voynov NHL-ready? While the Kings wait for the next chapter of the Ilya Kovalchuk Saga to unfold... It appears that Viatcheslav Voynov or his KHL team may be forcing the hand of Dean Lombardi and the Kings come October. Traktor's (KHL) Director said #LAK prospect Voinov and #FLA prospect Dadonov will return to KHL if either can't make NHL team this season. Voynov surprised alot of people when he made the jump directly to the AHL as an 18-year old. He's a smooth skating defenseman who's got some offensive upside. He's made huge strides over the past two seasons but it didn't sound like Ron Hextall was totally convinced that Voynov could make the jump to the NHL next season during his wrap-up session with Hammer. Slava improved this year, defensively, and played a much more sound defensive game. He’s got to get better at communicating with his teammates. I think the language is part of it. I was a little surprised when I met with him at the end of the year,...