A year and a half ago, Dmytro Timashov terminated his contract with the Islanders and decided to return home to play with Brynas in Sweden. However, with that deal now over, the winger told Hockey Sverige’s Mans Karlsson that he’s looking to return to North America next season and that there has been some interest.
The 26-year-old had a decent season with Brynas of the SHL this year, picking up 10 goals and 23 assists in 52 games, allowing him to lead the team in scoring. However, they weren’t able to stay in the top division and instead were relegated to the second-tier Allsvenskan for the first time in 63 years, resulting in several players, like Timashov, looking for new places to play next season.
Timashov does have 45 career NHL appearances under his belt, all but one of those coming in 2019-20 when he split time between Toronto and Detroit. Since that time, he has played in just 23 contests at the AHL level but spent three full years in the minors prior to his NHL debut.
Timashov declined to mention if the interest he has received is a one-way or a two-way offer. However, given that he cleared waivers just a couple of years ago and hasn’t lit it up since then, it’s likely that the expressions of interest so far have been of the latter variety. Perhaps the time is now right for Timashov to return with the hopes that he could at least earn himself a recall or two next season. With his last NHL deal being terminated, he’s free to sign at any time if he receives an offer he likes.