Martin Erat signs 1-year deal with KHL's Avangard Omsk
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A notable NHL free agent will be playing in the KHL this season.
Martin Erat has signed a one-year contract with Avangard Omsk, the club announced Thursday.
The 34-year-old is coming off a seven-year, $31.5-million deal signed with the Nashville Predators, the team that drafted him 191st overall in 1999.
Erat was infamously traded to the Washington Capitals in 2013 in a deal that sent highly touted prospect Filip Forsberg to Nashville.
Erat appeared in 79 games for the Arizona Coyotes last season, recording nine goals and 23 assists. Altogether, he heads to Russia with 176 goals and 545 points in 881 NHL games to his credit.