Canucks trying to bring over prospect Nikita Tryamkin from KHL
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The Vancouver Canucks could have a young addition to their blue line before the end of the season.
Canucks general manager Jim Benning confirmed Friday that the club is trying to sign prospect Nikita Tryamkin.
"There's a player we drafted, Nikita Tryamkin, that we're in negotiation with his team to bring him over as soon as we can" - Benning
— Vancouver Canucks (@VanCanucks) March 4, 2016
Tryamkin - a 2014 third-round draft pick by the Canucks - just finished his fourth season with Yekaterinburg Automobilist of the KHL.
The 21-year-old defenseman recorded four goals and 11 assists while accumulating 71 penalty minutes in 53 games this season.
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