Yes but their VHL team is losing the game you were talking about which in no way relates to Morozov or his possible trade.
Morozov is a KHLer. No one in their right mind would want to trade for him and stick him into the VHL. Also AkBars is in no desperate need of centers and while a player like Morozov would be a shame to miss out on I don't think there is any truth to the rumor. Probably another fake to stir the scandal pot. The fact that he wants to go to NA decreases his value drastically. A one year reantal.
Good news for Ivan, and the Russian NT coach. He should be getting prime KHL time now.
Given how effed up his season was... Maybe we will never know if there was a personal feud going on behind the scenes at SKA, but it sure looked like it. Anyway as he wasn't playing in the KHL enough this season you might put it that way, tha he barely had a chance to make it. Russian selection was pretty weird in general. And that also might be due to COVID protocol cases. Then there is the ususal subjectiveness by coaching staff. They seem to have a love for Semenov who came from the AHL late and hasn't shown much in the KHL and he is on the team somehow. Not that he is atrouciously bad, but his resume sure does not look better than that of Morozov. Semenov also plays for Avangard so the usual conspiracy theories about SKA players being prioritized by Rotenberg or whoever do not work here. It's just for some reason coaches think Semenov is their man and Morozov isn't.
Depends on injuries but I like his odds. Vegas needs cheap labor.
Manninen is most likely planned for a 3rd line role, signed at league min.
