Source: Afinogenov to make decision by Friday evening

The free agent market is starting to slowly pick up and movement was seen last week on the winger front as Alexei Ponikarovsky and Alexander Frolov signed. The next top winger to make a decision on his playing future for the 2010-2011 season will be 30 year old winger Maxim Afinogenov. Afinogenov who is represented by prominent agent Don Meehan, will make a decision on his next destination by Friday evening of this week, a source close to Afinogenov tells Inside Pittsburgh Sports.