Ukraine: Ukrainians in the KHL talk

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Even the writer of the article (iSport.ua, so they're going to have a pro-Uke slant) said he's not even within the top 15 Russian goalies so that he thought he had a shot of cracking the top 3 is nuts.

In all fairness, maybe that actually happened couple of years ago when Gaiduchenko had couple of impressive seasons posting as a backup for Lokomotiv. But if right now he can't get a gig as a backup in the K, he's arguably not even amongst top30 Russian passport holders, let alone 15.

 

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http://isport.ua/hockey/khl/news/278607.html

Anton But was bought out by Loko

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl unilaterally terminated the contract with striker Anton But , said agent hockey Gleb Chistyakov .

But returned to the locomotive before the new season, signing a two-year contract. In 25 regular season CHL forward scored eight points (3 +5). A week ago, hockey was sent to the farm club Yaroslavl - Penza Diesel.

"The club terminated the contract on its own initiative. Agreement with Lokomotiv in But was calculated for another year and a half, "- said Chistyakov .

"As for the future of Anton , we are negotiating with several clubs - added agent. - But nothing concrete yet to say. Wait for the news in the coming days.

stats: http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=9599

anyone think he'll end up in Donbas or are they full? He'd surely be a better option than some of the local-quota options like Varlamov