Russia Wants 2 Million For Ovechkin!!!!

[DutchLeafsfan]

But the players are where they want to be--in the NHL, the best league in the world. Generally players don't want to jump ship and abandon their teammates for another team.

If you are a 25 year old RFA who wants to play for a team with a shot at the cup but is currently on a bottom dweller, you cannot play where you want to be. If you are drafted by a team you don't like, you cannot play where you want to be, etc.

Just the fact that a player is in the NHL doesn't mean he is necesarrily where he wants to be. In soccer, players can leave their teams when their contracts expire to go to the team they want. Things like this would prevent Lindros fiascos and the like.

Keep in mind that the NHL CBA in its current form would be deemed illegal according to European Union labour laws...

 

[DINO22CICCARELLI]

And why should they if the player contract is over ? Since ther will be no season this fall the payment is moot anyway . If they want him and he wants to play there then the will have to put up big dollars but he want to play in the NHL so end of story .

I agree....the asking price of $2 million will come down IF they want anything at all because if he plays & there is no season they will get $0 but they should be compensated