Comments on: Traktor’s Management Responds to Kuznetsov’s Comments

By: Marco Lundemark

Marco Lundemark — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:25:00 +0000

I would actually hope that he would move onto NHL for the 2012-2013 season. It would be very interesting to see how well he could play over there..

By: The KHL’s RFA Rules and How They Impact Evgeny Kuznetsov

The KHL’s RFA Rules and How They Impact Evgeny Kuznetsov — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:36:23 +0000

[...] stating his desire to stay in the KHL but possibly switching teams, and Traktor management— well, disagreeing, we explored what Kuznetsov’s actual options are this Summer. Is being a restricted free agent in [...]

By: Fe(yo)dor Fedin

Fe(yo)dor Fedin — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:21:00 +0000

IIRC, NHL team that drafted player can get him as long as that country has transfer agreement with the NHL. That’s all major European leagues, KHL is an exception.

By: abrlcklnthewall

abrlcklnthewall — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 01:07:00 +0000

Nope, if he’s not in the American system he’s just in the wind as far as we are concerned.

By: @CapsFans1921

@CapsFans1921 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:22:00 +0000

Anyone who follows sports knows one thing, and that is: Nothing is final until the upcoming season starts, and even then, things can and do change.

With that being said our team has a fairly potent Russian contingent, and it wouldn’t surprise me in the least to hear that Ovi, Sasha, or Dima talk to Kuz in the off season and sway him into coming to America. But right now we need not worry about a prospect, we need to support these guys as they push for the playoffs.

Go Caps!

By: dirt

dirt — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:09:00 +0000

ray, he’s a free man, you can’t force someone to leave their home country to play somewhere else. This is the risk the Caps, and everyone else in the league, knew they were taking when they drafted Kuznetsov 26th. Why else would someone that talented slip so low in the draft?

I am still holding out hope he comes over next year. I am hoping the theory that he just said that to shut people up so he wouldn’t have to answer that question anymore is true. I know he’ll make considerably more money in Russia next year, but after 2-3 years of his ELC he could have the potential to make more here.

Also, here’s hoping GMGM can convince him that outside of the money, he’d be much safer and better off playing in the NHL. The KHL takes terrible care of it’s players. They have had a player die at a game because there was no medical staff, equipment, or ambulance. They had a whole team perish, because the league allowed them to fly in a plane that was the equivalent of the prop plane in Major League, and Kuzya himself had to go to Germany when he was seriously injured because he had been hurt once before by substandard doctors in Russia.

By: maratik999

maratik999 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:22:00 +0000

So that means we still have a chance at him should things now work out with Traktor, right?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:14:00 +0000

How does this crap even work- do the caps, as the team that drafted him, have any sway in getting him over here?