The Edmonton Oilers are a hot destination for NHL players these days, but one Russian in particular has his heart set on the city.

Klim Kostin spent just a single season in the Alberta capital during the 2022-23 season, but the 26-year-old was able to get a lot done in that lone campaign. He quickly gained a reputation among Oilers fans as being a hard-nosed player with an incredible work ethic and willingness to do whatever the team needed from him.

That made him a fan favourite with the team, even though he was traded in the summer of 2023 in a cap dump move to the Detroit Red Wings along with Kailer Yamamoto.

Kostin is now without an NHL contract and recently gave an interview with a Russian outlet called Sports Express , where he talked about his love of the Oilers and how badly

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