Ex-Rangers goaltender hits waivers for contract termination as he is reportedly en route to the KHL

According to reports from NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, former New York Rangers goaltender has just hit waivers for the purpose of having his contract terminated by the Buffalo Sabres. He is reportedly en route to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) to join the HC Spartak (Moscow).

The Hockey News Hub reported last month that Georgiev may be looking to return home to the KHL, where the HC Spartak owns his rights. But the rumours are buzzing that several other clubs were interested in him:

However, it appears that's exactly what's going to be happening, not long after the 29-year-old had just recently secured a one-year, $825,000 contract with the Buffalo Sabres in hopes of keeping his NHL dream alive. However, the Sabres organization quickly put that to an end.

On the same day as the NHL's opening night, the Sabres placed Georgiev on waivers as they were interested in another goalie, Colton Ellis.

The 29-year-old goaltender started his career with the New York Rangers as he played a total of 129 games for the organization over five seasons from 2017-18 to 2021-22. He managed to tally a 58-48-11 record, .908 save percentage, 2.94 goals-against average, and even eight shutouts.

Unfortunately, his career in the NHL has since started to take a rough turn as just last season he posted a 15-26-4 record, .875 save percentage, and a 3.71 goals-against average in 49 games split between the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks.