Blackhawks goalie prospect Ivan Nalimov is ready to give the NHL a shot. The problem is the Blackhawks likely aren’t ready for him.



After a breakout season in the KHL in his native Russia, the 23-year-old Nalimov would like to pursue an NHL opportunity next season, his agent, Shumi Babaev, said Wednesday. Babaev said he and his client don’t envision that opportunity with the Blackhawks, though, and they’d like for the Blackhawks to trade his NHL rights to another team.



“They really like him, but they don’t have space,” Babaev said by phone. “They have five other goalies.”



The Blackhawks are stockpiled with goalies under contract for next season. They have Corey Crawford, Anton Forsberg, J-F Berube, Collin Delia and Kevin Lankinen. There’s a chance they might even bring on another one.



Nalimov, who is 6-foot-4 and 209 pounds, was signed to play for Salavat Yulaev in the KHL next season, but he and...