KHL Trades, Rumors and Free Agent Talk of 2013 Off-season

[quebec2]

Gazprom oil markedly reduces the budget of Avangard Omsk. Compared to last season the club will not receive nearly one-third of funds from its principal sponsor.
For the whole season 2013/14 Avangard and its youth team Omsk Hawks will receive 684.4 million rubles from the general sponsor, a cut of about 30%

 

[metmag]

Gazprom oil markedly reduces the budget of Avangard Omsk. Compared to last season the club will not receive nearly one-third of funds from its principal sponsor.
For the whole season 2013/14 Avangard and its youth team Omsk Hawks will receive 684.4 million rubles from the general sponsor, a cut of about 30%

source?

Avangard also gets a substantial amount of money from the Omsk region, what about that?

 

[quebec2]

eurohockey.com citing Bk55 Omsk news website

http://www.bk55.ru/news/article/18533

 

[Jussi]

Sergei Gonchar will play in the next season for Metallurg MG (source: sport-express.ru)

Seems he will get an offer for a two year deal from Dallas now that they traded for his rights. The fact that the deal involved Gonchar waving his NTC/NMC, tells there's interest from him.

 

[Atas2000]

Please elaborate which players we decided not to bring.

Also notice that I wrote "stars" because Kontiola was/is our best KHL player at the moment.

Kontiola being the best finnish player in the KHL is pretty much a choice. By the numbers Lehterä was the top scorer. Lehterä, Endlund, Immonen, Kapanen are the names. Also why no Karalahti? You need one of those players on any team.

 

[Jussi]

Kontiola being the best finnish player in the KHL is pretty much a choice. By the numbers Lehterä was the top scorer. Lehterä, Endlund, Immonen, Kapanen are the names. Also why no Karalahti? You need one of those players on any team.

Lehterä - concussion. Enlund - Hasn't shown anything on international level and is absolutely useless without Lehterä. Immonen and Kapanen declined due to personal (family) reasons. Karalahti declined an invitation to a Karjala tournament (may have been in 2011 already) and hasn't been in any NT discussion since. His mobility would be concern at this age in the big rinks on the international stage.

 

[Jussi]

No Gonchar in KHL:

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 1m
Gonchar and the Stars have reached agreement on a 2 yr deal, believed to be $5 mil per, $10 mil total. Pending signed paperwork. #TSN

 

[Peter25]

No Gonchar in KHL:

No Lepistö in Jokerit either.

Sami Lepistö will continue his career in Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. I'm a little surprised that he ended up going to Avto. Lepistö had a great World Championship tournament and he is a good offensive defenseman. He would have been useful in many better KHL clubs too.

 

[Jussi]

No Lepistö in Jokerit either.

Sami Lepistö will continue his career in Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. I'm a little surprised that he ended up going to Avto. Lepistö had a great World Championship tournament and he is a good offensive defenseman. He would have been useful in many better KHL clubs too.

He was never coming anyway.

 

[Peter25]

He was never coming anyway.

Many Jokerit fans thought that there is a chance that he will play in Jokerit next season.

 

[vorky]

No Lepistö in Jokerit either.

Sami Lepistö will continue his career in Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. I'm a little surprised that he ended up going to Avto. Lepistö had a great World Championship tournament and he is a good offensive defenseman. He would have been useful in many better KHL clubs too.

I am really suprised, I was told that he is coming to NHL next season... and he ended up going to Avto??? Wow

 

[Jussi]

Many Jokerit fans thought that there is a chance that he will play in Jokerit next season.

There's a lot of players Jokerit fans are thinking could play for Jokerit every season ,but it doesn't make it anymore realistic. It's all "fantasy roster talk". No reliable poster at Jatkoaika hinted that he was actually thinking about playing for Jokerit next season.

 

[Peter25]

Leonid Komarov moves back to Dynamo Moscow and will play there next season.

 

[Peter25]

I am really suprised, I was told that he is coming to NHL next season... and he ended up going to Avto??? Wow

Lepistö's NHL career is pretty much over. He won't get a one-way contract from any NHL team and he won't accept a two-way contract. He is already 29 and it is time to make money now.

 

[Jussi]

Leonid Komarov moves back to Dynamo Moscow and will play there next season.

You're supposed to provide a source/link for these.

 

[smitty10]

Leonid Komarov moves back to Dynamo Moscow and will play there next season.

Really? Last I heard he wanted to play in Toronto and Nonis wanted him back.

Source?

 

[Peter25]

It was a Twitter source. Let's wait for more info.

 

[Peter25]

Janne Pesonen remains in Kazan. Kazan also acquired Mikhail Varnakov.

 

[Peter25]

Leonid Komarov has signed a 1 year contract with Dynamo Moscow according to Sport Express. Really good news for Dynamo!

 

[smitty10]

Leonid Komarov has signed a 1 year contract with Dynamo Moscow according to Sport Express. Really good news for Dynamo!

Damn, there goes for Leafs best 4th liner.

 

[malkinfan]

Longtime Red Wings prospect and WJC gold medalist Logan Pyett to Podolsk.

 

[seeep]

Maenpaa left Lev and want to continue his career in one of the Russia clubs (Admiral)

 

[seeep]

Oilers prospect Teemu Hartikainen (RFA) headed to the KHL to play for Ufa.

https://twitter.com/craigcustance/status/344162997150814208

 

[Peter25]

Oilers prospect Teemu Hartikainen (RFA) headed to the KHL to play for Ufa.

https://twitter.com/craigcustance/status/344162997150814208

Both Finnish forwards in Ufa Antti Pihlström and Hartikainen are more of a grinders than finesse players, but these type of players are of course needed in any team.

 

[In burke I trust*]

Damn, there goes for Leafs best 4th liner.

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