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I seem to remember it differently. The agreement was done soon after, almost winging it as if Radulov kicked something lose. It was not mere days, it was a few (very few) weeks.
The agreement came into effect on July 10. The next day, July 11, the Radulov signing was announced. The IIHF suspended Radulov from international play on July 18, but lifted the suspension when they learned that Radulov had signed with Ufa as early as July 5. Mere days.
The agreement came into effect on July 10. The next day, July 11, the Radulov signing was announced. The IIHF suspended Radulov from international play on July 18, but lifted the suspension when they learned that Radulov had signed with Ufa as early as July 5. Mere days.
All these guys have NHL out-clauses in their contracts so that they can leave whenever the NHL season starts. Locked-out NHLers sign short contracts to keep their European options open in case they want to go somewhere else. If Duchene doesn't like it in Ambri he can just move on to another club after 3 weeks. There's no need to commit to one team until the European transfer deadline in mid-February(?).
Frölunda is probably just trying to free some money to sign Erik Karlsson or maybe Henrik Lundqvist. Karlsson wants to play for Frölunda and he has an option to leave Jokerit at the end of every month.
Last edited by Kurt Russell Crowe: 12-09-2012 at 06:31 PM.
Duchenes contract hinting he knows lockout is coming to a close and he wants a couple weeks extra to get in game shape?
I don't think so. Several NHL players have signed similiar contracts, limited to a couple of weeks, since the lockout began, and it has never been an indication of anything.
Just a side note regarding the rumours about Zbynek Michalek going to medvescak Zagreb - I was given an opportunity to talk with Milan Michalek today and he laughed at this saying there wasn't even one percent of truth in it. "Not at all"
Bergeron, who will play the Spengler Cup with Team Canada, will leave Switzerland and his lock-out team Lugano after that, and go back home. In the club statement, they said Bergeron is confident that the NHL will resume soon and that he wants to get ready for it. A return in Lugano remains a possibility if the NHL season is canceled.
Both, Blake Wheeler and Paul Stastny, extended their contracts with Red Bull Munich. They are going to be with the team until the end of the lockout. Stastny went back to the USA in order to spend Christmas with his girlfriend and will be back with the team by the 4th of January.
Rapperswil-Jona (Switzerland) announced that Spezza is going back to Canada and will no longer play for them. Spezza wants to be best prepare in case the NHL resume.
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