Overview

• Metallurg Magnitogorsk announced the 33-year-old has joined on a one-year contract for the 2025–26 season.
• Kuznetsov’s agent said he passed a medical, and the agreement followed a private training session with the club.
• His camp pursued an NHL return all summer, including discussions with Montreal and Florida and late-September links to Toronto and Florida, but no deal materialized.
• He mutually terminated the remaining three years of his SKA St. Petersburg contract in April after posting 37 points in 39 regular-season games and three points in three playoff games in 2024–25.
• With this signing, an NHL comeback this season is effectively off the table, and some outlets suggest he may have already played his final NHL game.