Slava Malamud of Sport-Express brings news this afternoon which raises the likelihood that regardless of how much the Nashville Predators might want to sign Alexander Radulov to a new contract, they'll face major competition from the KHL, due to a new wrinkle in their salary cap rules announced today.
Alexander Radulov
#47 / Right Wing / Nashville Predators
6-1
200
Jul 05, 1986
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | PCT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 - Alexander Radulov | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14.3 |
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Here are the tweets from Malamud which came across today:
And here goes KHL, doing its thing again. The league announces that all returning Russian NHLers will not count against the salary cap.
— Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) May 13, 2012
Now, each KHL team will be limited to one such signing. Still, this should enable the rich clubs to back up the cash truck to Radulov, Semin
— Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) May 13, 2012
1 more caveat on the KHL news. The player would have to be approved by national team coaches as "worthy" to be excluded from salary cap.
— Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) May 13, 2012
And make no mistake, there are a few clubs (SKA St. Petersburg, for example, which is led by KHL President Alexander Medvedev) with the resources to compete with a high-end NHL offer. Will Radulov choose the highest bidder, take the opportunity to play with the KHL team of his choice, or commit to the NHL and test himself for a full season in the world's best hockey league?
No matter how this works out, have we seen a player in recent years who has had league rules & customs ignored, changed, or set aside due to his personal circumstances so often?
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