SKA signed a five-year contract with former Avangard striker Sergei Tolchinsky. The club also made a qualifying offer to his former teammate Arseniy Gritsyuk.

Metallurg's top scorers, Brendan Leipsic, is also a target for SKA. The two-time Gagarin Cup winners have supposedly already reached an agreement with Tolchinksi's former partner, Arseny GritSyuk. The current holder of the Continental Cup remains the most active in the KHL transfer market.