Grigorenko returns from KHL, signs 1-year deal with Blue Jackets

The Columbus Blue Jackets signed forward Mikhail Grigorenko to a one-year deal for the 2020-21 season, the team announced Monday.

It's a $1.2-million contract, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Grigorenko spent the last three seasons with the KHL's CSKA Moscow. While Friedman reports he received better offers to stay in the KHL, Grigorenko wanted to try to make a comeback in the NHL.

The 25-year-old spent five seasons in the NHL after the Buffalo Sabres drafted him 12th overall in 2012. He managed 22 goals and 42 assists in 217 games while playing for the Sabres and later the Colorado Avalanche.

In the KHL, Grigorenko posted 46 goals and 116 points in 147 games. He captured the Gagarin Cup with CSKA Moscow in 2019 and won a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Games with the Olympic Athletes from Russia.

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