We know, we know.
You don&#8217;t want any Andrei Kuzmenko updates unless he&#8217;s officially signed a deal.
But for those of you that do want to know about the meetings between NHL teams and the highly-coveted free agent KHL winger who finished second in scoring last season are going, we&#8217;ve got something for you today. Not much, but something.
On Wednesday, Kuzmenko and his agent Dan Milstein continued their tour of second meetings with various NHL clubs with a stop in Edmonton to go meet the Edmonton Oilers&#8217; brass in person.
Milstein isn&#8217;t saying anything publicly about the meetings, so we&#8217;re left with the information that&#8217;s available on social media.
Yesterday, an Oilers fan snapped a picture of Oilers GM Ken Holland along with head coach Jay Woodcroft out for lunch at JOEY &#8212; the restaurant chain that proudly refers to itself as &#8220;The Ultimate in Casual Dining.&#8221;
So, it would appear the Oilers took Kuzmenko out to JOEY &#8212; commonly referred to as &#8220;Joeys&#8221; &#8212; to give him their pitch.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
Holland out for lunch at Joeys with Woodcroft. Contract negotiations possibly? 👀🔍 <a href="https://t.co/qX1nAITGiy">pic.twitter.com/qX1nAITGiy</a>
&mdash; McFerg (@Fergtronic) <a href="https://twitter.com/Fergtronic/status/1537183027108843521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
But that&#8217;s not all; the Oilers appear to have gifted a signed Wayne Gretzky jersey to Kuzmenko as well, as Milstein posted this on his Instagram story with the caption &#8220;P.S. Don&#8217;t get any ideas.&#8221;
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-98281 size-large" src="https://canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/06/GretzkyJersey-600x1024.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="1024" srcset="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/06/GretzkyJersey-600x1024.jpeg 600w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/06/GretzkyJersey-176x300.jpeg 176w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/06/GretzkyJersey-768x1311.jpeg 768w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/06/GretzkyJersey-900x1536.jpeg 900w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/06/GretzkyJersey.jpeg 1125w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" />
Today, Kuzmenko makes the short trip from YEG to YVR in order to meet with the Vancouver Canucks.
You can assume based on past history that they&#8217;ll be taking Kuzmenko out to Blue Water Cafe or Elisa Steakhouse &#8212; two restaurants owned by the Aquilinis where free agents can often be seen during the offseason while the Canucks make their best pitch to them.
The only question now is, will they have a signed Pavel Bure jersey on hand?
Kuzmenko, 26, tallied 20 goals and 33 assists through 45 games played.
<h2><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal">More from CanucksArmy:</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/16/nhl-chance-right-thing-salary-cap-recapture-penalty-canucks/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">The NHL has a chance to do the right thing when it comes to the salary cap recapture penalty that affected the Canucks, but will they?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/15/contract-negotiations-last-stop-roller-coaster-season-brock-boeser/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">Contract negotiations is the last stop on a roller coaster of a season for Brock Boeser</a></li>
<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/15/5-low-risk-forwards-canucks-sign-cheap-summer/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">5 low-risk forward options the Canucks can sign for cheap this summer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/14/andrew-copp-ilya-mikheyev-curtis-lazar-vancouver-canucks/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">Andrew Copp, Ilya Mikheyev, and Curtis Lazar listed as potential Canucks UFA targets: report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/14/11-free-agents-canucks-sign-offseason/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">11 free agents that the Canucks should NOT sign this offseason</a></li>
<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/14/tape-canucks-prospect-filip-johansson-why-solid-defensive-game-patrik-allvin/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">Breaking down the tape on new Canucks prospect Filip Johansson’s game, and why we don’t see the “solid defensive game” Patrik Allvin mentioned</a></li>
<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/13/canucks-jason-dickinson-ranked-fifth-best-potential-buyout-candidate-daily-faceoff/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">Canucks forward Jason Dickinson ranked fifth-best potential buyout candidate by Daily Faceoff</a></li>
<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/13/canucks-sign-first-round-pick-right-shot-defenceman-filip-johansson-elc/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">Canucks sign former first round pick and right-shot defenceman Filip Johansson to ELC</a></li>
<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/13/monday-mailbag-late-round-canucks-draft-returning-abbotsford-trait-scouting/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">Monday Mailbag: Interesting late-round Canucks draft targets, who’s returning to Abbotsford, and the hardest trait to evaluate when scouting</a></li>
</ul>

We know, we know.

You don't want any Andrei Kuzmenko updates unless he's officially signed a deal.

But for those of you that do want to know about the meetings between NHL teams and the highly-coveted free agent KHL winger who finished second in scoring last season are going, we've got something for you today. Not much, but something.

On Wednesday, Kuzmenko and his agent Dan Milstein continued their tour of second meetings with various NHL clubs with a stop in Edmonton to go meet the Edmonton Oilers' brass in person.

Milstein isn't saying anything publicly about the meetings, so we're left with the information that's available on social media.

Yesterday, an Oilers fan snapped a picture of Oilers GM Ken Holland along with head coach Jay Woodcroft out for lunch at JOEY -- the restaurant chain that proudly refers to itself as "The Ultimate in Casual Dining."

So, it would appear the Oilers took Kuzmenko out to JOEY -- commonly referred to as "Joeys" -- to give him their pitch.

https://twitter.com/Fergtronic/status/1537183027108843521

But that's not all; the Oilers appear to have gifted a signed Wayne Gretzky jersey to Kuzmenko as well, as Milstein posted this on his Instagram story with the caption "P.S. Don't get any ideas."

<img class="alignnone wp-image-98281 size-large" src="https://canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/06/GretzkyJersey-600x1024.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="1024" />

Today, Kuzmenko makes the short trip from YEG to YVR in order to meet with the Vancouver Canucks.

You can assume based on past history that they'll be taking Kuzmenko out to Blue Water Cafe or Elisa Steakhouse -- two restaurants owned by the Aquilinis where free agents can often be seen during the offseason while the Canucks make their best pitch to them.

The only question now is, will they have a signed Pavel Bure jersey on hand?

Kuzmenko, 26, tallied 20 goals and 33 assists through 45 games played.
<h2><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal">More from CanucksArmy:</a></h2>
<ul>
 	<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/16/nhl-chance-right-thing-salary-cap-recapture-penalty-canucks/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">The NHL has a chance to do the right thing when it comes to the salary cap recapture penalty that affected the Canucks, but will they?</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/15/contract-negotiations-last-stop-roller-coaster-season-brock-boeser/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">Contract negotiations is the last stop on a roller coaster of a season for Brock Boeser</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/15/5-low-risk-forwards-canucks-sign-cheap-summer/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">5 low-risk forward options the Canucks can sign for cheap this summer</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/14/andrew-copp-ilya-mikheyev-curtis-lazar-vancouver-canucks/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">Andrew Copp, Ilya Mikheyev, and Curtis Lazar listed as potential Canucks UFA targets: report</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/14/11-free-agents-canucks-sign-offseason/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">11 free agents that the Canucks should NOT sign this offseason</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/14/tape-canucks-prospect-filip-johansson-why-solid-defensive-game-patrik-allvin/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">Breaking down the tape on new Canucks prospect Filip Johansson’s game, and why we don’t see the “solid defensive game” Patrik Allvin mentioned</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/13/canucks-jason-dickinson-ranked-fifth-best-potential-buyout-candidate-daily-faceoff/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">Canucks forward Jason Dickinson ranked fifth-best potential buyout candidate by Daily Faceoff</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/13/canucks-sign-first-round-pick-right-shot-defenceman-filip-johansson-elc/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">Canucks sign former first round pick and right-shot defenceman Filip Johansson to ELC</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/06/13/monday-mailbag-late-round-canucks-draft-returning-abbotsford-trait-scouting/" rel="v:url follow" data-wpel-link="internal">Monday Mailbag: Interesting late-round Canucks draft targets, who’s returning to Abbotsford, and the hardest trait to evaluate when scouting</a></li>
</ul>

A day after the Oilers took him to JOEY and gifted him a signed Wayne Gretzky jersey, Andrei Kuzmenko is in Vancouver to meet with the Canucks

Aatu Räty during the Vancouver Canucks' 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets at the 2024 Young Stars Classic from Penticton, BC.

Canucks expected to call-up Aatu Räty from AHL Abbotsford

Pius Suter during day one of Vancouver Canucks training camp from Penticton, BC. Sep. 19, 2024

Scenes from Canucks practice: Suter sticks in top six, creating a hole at centre lower in lineup

The NHL 25 model of Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet

Recent articles from David Quadrelli

Breaking News