In his mission to make it back to the NHL for one last season, Russian defenseman Andrei Markov has hired a new agent. The 40-year-old is now represented by Allan Walsh, whose long list of clients include Marc-Andre Fleury, Max Pacioretty, Jonathan Huberdeau and Jonathan Drouin, among many others (see full list here).
Markov played the last two seasons with the KHL's Ak Bars Kazan, posting 47 points in 104 games and winning the league's Gagarin Cup in 2018. Before that, he spent 16 seasons in the NHL, every one of them with the Montreal Canadiens, the team that drafted in the sixth round in 1998. While he has stated his preference is to return for one last season with the Habs, he's added that he's willing to listen to any and all offers.
Walsh says Markov has been "intensively training in Florida this summer and is determined to play in the NHL this season." Markov has 572 points in 990 NHL games, including 119 goals.
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