poses for a portrait during the 2010 NHL Entry Draft at Staples Center on June 26, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Harry How Kirill Kabanov might be the ultimate example of how attitude issues (and ...

SYOSSET, N.Y. -- He took a skate blade to the wrist after three games and a few shifts, and Kirill Kabanov never really got his rookie season going once he came back in the new year. This year isn't ...

Since the disappointment is starting to set in as the end of the season comes for my Leafs and Flames I begin to look forward to the playoffs and the draft soon afterwards. Since I have to wait to ...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Being on time wasn't really New York Islanders prospect Kirill Kabanov's forte last season. But Kabanov has been trying hard to turn over a new leaf since last year's tardiness ...

How Kirill Kabanov would have made it from Moscow to Moncton amid the travel restrictions in Europe is barely even the first question. That's how crazy it was to hear talk this afternoon, via Coming ...

LOS ANGELES -- Moments after the New York Islanders ended his lengthy wait in the 2010 NHL Draft, Russian Kirill Kabanov was put on trial about his reputation. The Islanders selected him at No. 65 ...

BRIDGEPORT -- Maybe he'll play Friday; maybe not. Kirill Kabanov still says he feels ready to go for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. "I'm always ready," he said Tuesday after practice at the Wonderland ...

Enigmatic winger Kirill Kabanov did not skate with the rest of the Islanders prospects during the first day of rookie camp in Syosset this morning. He missed the rigorous two-hour practice for ...

BRIDGEPORT -- Injuries and illnesses have limited Kirill Kabanov to 26 games this season, though he was a healthy scratch Sunday for what would've been his 27th. "I know it, I didn't play great," said ...

UPDATE: As punishment for showing up late, Kabanov was skated hard for 15 minutes after the first session, given a ten-minute break, then skated again for another 15 minutes until the second group got ...

There was no subtlety in the message sent to Kirill Kabanov today. Kabanov --who missed the first day of rookie camp yesterday for disciplinary reasons--was punished with several rounds of sprints ...