Tripod
I hate this team
His contract played a hand in it. More & more now a days teams are taking their top guys away from the pro leagues overseas to play here whether be in the AHL or CHL.
With no transfer agreement in place between the NHL & KHL things are harder to work around with contracts compared to other leagues. You also have a situation like Kuznetsov who signed on an additional contract & played there longer than expected. So Washington didn't get him over until he was like 22.
Kuznetsov was well worth the wait. If Rubstov can become that good he can stay there awhile longer...lol.
It is amazing how many articles we are able to find saying what a great draft Philly had. And also how different articles praise different guys that we grabbed.