KHL Trades, Rumors and Free Agent Talk Part 4

[Salavat Yulaev]

So you wanna say NHL teams arent lining up to sign him?

Shumi Babaev (his agent) said that Antropov had some offers but they were unacceptable for him. He also hinted that it's caused by some family issues.

 

[Peter25]

Yeah, I have no idea how it made sense for them to let him go like that. Pretty sure he would have broken out in Liiga, now they got Spilar instead who will score like 15 points.

Spilar scored 7 points in 20 games in Torpedo Kazzinc Ust-Kamenogorsk in the VHL in 2011-2012. And he is 34 now. If he actually scores 15 points in Liiga it would be an over-achievement for him.

 

[ozo]

Shumi Babaev (his agent) said that Antropov had some offers but they were unacceptable for him. He also hinted that it's caused by some family issues.

No sane person should listen what Babayev has to say (though I'm not saying he isn't a good agent).

So it looks like league minimum two-way deal, which would ultimately and certainly will put him in to the abyss of AHL doesn't interest Antropov, but might be the only thing on the table somewhere... I could have told him that two years ago.

 

[ozo]

Sport fans are really pissed at losing Gavrus because he has been their best player in training matches.

Yeah, I have no idea how it made sense for them to let him go like that. Pretty sure he would have broken out in Liiga, now they got Spilar instead who will score like 15 points.

Did Sport really let him go? DM probably just increased their salary offer and he bolted back in like two seconds.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Did Sport really let him go? DM probably just increased their salary offer and he bolted back in like two seconds.

Well yeah, that is most likely what happened on one side of the fence but at the same time he had a contract with Sport so they had to just release him or DM had to buy him back. In any case, this would only make sense if Gavrus had a gentleman's agreement with Sport all along.

 

[Peter25]

Did Sport really let him go? DM probably just increased their salary offer and he bolted back in like two seconds.

I think he must have had a KHL clause in his contract because Sport did not get any compensation for him.

 

[SoundAndFury]

SU released Kaigorodov. Makes sense from pay-roll perspective with Makarov, Engqvist and Soin on the team but still makes them a weaker team on paper. One more very solid player on FA market.

 

[punchonico99]

Ilya Nikulin is rumoured to the Capitals.

Link: http://rsport.ru/hockey/20150814/854343196.html

Alexander Urbom is rumoured to Skelleftea AIK, quite surprising to me that he might not stay in the KHL since he had a pretty decent season last year with Severstal and is a very reliable defensive d-man (certainly enough good for KHL).

Link: http://bloggar.expressen.se/mrmadhawk/2015/08/14/han-ska-forstarka-skellefteaforsvaret/

 

[Boundlessvladde]

Geoff Platt leaves Lokomotiv.

http://www.championat.com/hockey/news-2221311-dzheff-pljett-pokinet-lokomotiv.html

 

[Finnpin]

Geoff Platt leaves Lokomotiv.

http://www.championat.com/hockey/news-2221311-dzheff-pljett-pokinet-lokomotiv.html

In Russia that usually means, he got kicked out.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Obviously. That kinda makes sense as market is full off quality players. Loko can probably get Červenka for the same price now.

 

[ozo]

Obviously. That kinda makes sense as market is full off quality players. Loko can probably get Červenka for the same price now.

Well, but it's not like they part ways without any losses, they have to pay some percentage of the wage anyway. He probably was earning healthy numbers, so I'm not too sure about being able to find something better on market with the money saved. Wasn't he actually a really handy player for Loko?

 

[Salavat Yulaev]

In Russia that usually means, he got kicked out.

He got the reimbursement.
I don't understand why to demonize Russia here? Would he be playing until 60 y.o. regardless to results in Finland?

 

[SoundAndFury]

Well, but it's not like they part ways without any losses, they have to pay some percentage of the wage anyway. He probably was earning healthy numbers, so I'm not too sure about being able to find something better on market with the money saved. Wasn't he actually a really handy player for Loko?

I think that percentage is rather symbolic in the KHL, it's not like they just want to get rid of player at any cost. They probably informed Platt to find a new team some time ago and simply wouldn't have released him if he hadn't found one which agreed to pay him acceptable moneys. I mean Platt's agent said he will sign a new contract before the new season begins, basically in a week, so he obviously pretty much has a deal in place already.

He was a handy player but probably overpriced. Although they won't be getting Cervenka, they don't even have a free import spot which makes Platt's release kinda dubious.

 

[Jussi]

He got the reimbursement.
I don't understand why to demonize Russia here? Would he be playing until 60 y.o. regardless to results in Finland?

It's not about Russia per se but rather the standard behaviour of Russian club management.

 

[Salavat Yulaev]

GM of Loko said that Platt's compensation may be doubled
http://www.championat.com/hockey/ne...alis-s-plattom-izza-neyasnosti-s-limitom.html

 

[punchonico99]

It is now confirmed that Alexander Urbom has signed a 3 year contract with Skelleftea.

Link: http://www.skellefteaaik.se/artikel/68112/

Kristian Kudroc leaves Kuznya due to personal reasons.

Adam Deutsch will stay with Medvescak (contract after try-out).

 

[SoundAndFury]

GM of Loko said that Platt's compensation may be doubled
http://www.championat.com/hockey/ne...alis-s-plattom-izza-neyasnosti-s-limitom.html

That's not what he said but whatever. The funny/ridiculous/important part is that GM off a very solid KHL team doesn't know and, furthermore, has no way to know if one of his players counts as a foreigner or not with a week left until beginning of the season. Got to love KHL rules.

 

[Peter25]

Time to rise the import quota to 7 or 8.

 

[cska78]

The moment I saw the Platt news, I thought he is coming to CSKA and he is. I guess it's not so bad, especially if he is not a foreigner.

 

[malkinfan]

But CSKA already has an overflow of forwards, makes no sense IMO. Good players are going to waste away on the 4th line any way things shake out. Same with goaltending, what are they doing?

 

[Finnpin]

It's not about Russia per se but rather the standard behaviour of Russian club management.

Exactly.