Kovalchuk and Yakupov the two sides of the Russian coin
05-07-2017 11:50
Kovalchuk will stay in the KHL season 2017-18
notwithstanding gossipy tidbits about his arrival to the NHL, while Yakupov
signs with Avalanche and will stay in the NHL next season.
JAVIER J. BALLESTEROS
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Kovalchuk in a match with the SKA. St. Petersburg | Photo:
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Since the opening of the Free Agents advertise, the market
has not quit giving news of redesigns, marks and bits of gossip about both.But
these bits of gossip once in a while wind up being satisfied and in others they
are just in that, gossipy tidbits.
This time has cleared the fate of two players from the
nation of Zares. From one perspective Ilya Kovalchuk's stay in the KHL one more
season with SKA St. Petersburg, in spite of gossipy tidbits put him next season
in the NHL. On the other, the marking for the following period of Nail Yakupov
with Colorado Avalanche, to stay in the NHL one more season.
Two players with things in like manner ,, for example,
Russian nationality or who were picked as first decision in their particular
Draft , 2001 and 2012. In any case, with various future , Yakupov in the NHL
and Kovalchuk in KHL.
Ilya Kovalchuk remains in the KHL season 2017-18
Kovalchuk in a match with the Russian group | Photo: NHL.com
After many bits of gossip about Ilya Kovalchuk's arrival to
the NHL and enthusiasm from different groups in him, for example, Rangers or
Blue Jackets, his operator affirmed Tuesday that he will stay for another
season at the KHL .
The Russian player deliberately left the NHL on July 11,
2013, subtracting an agreement with the New Jersey Devils of 12 years and 77
million dollars, which he marked for a long time and 100 million
dollars.Marching to the St. Petersburg SKA of the KHL with a four-year contract
on July 15, 2013.
Following his NHL run, his agreement was ended and put on
the deliberate retirement list , enabling the Devils to keep up their rights in
the NHL until the point that he turned 35. So if Kovalchuk needed to sign with
another group would require the endorsement of the 31 groups of the NHL. For
all that and with the Russian's want to come back to the NHL, he would need to
sign with the Devils to play in New Jersey or sign and after that be exchanged.
As indicated by the New York Post : "Kovalchuk settled
on the choice to return, after the Devils made different exchange endeavors,
which just did not work." In the expressions of General Manager of the
Devils Ray Shero regarding this matter he stated: "On the exchange of
Kovalchuk would not be given away, but rather he was eager to make a reasonable
arrangement. We would prefer not to be a hindrance for him to return, it is not
my expectation to keep him out of the group. "
There are two essential focuses in this that have possessed
the capacity to empty the choice of Ilya to remain the following season in the
KHL. From one viewpoint on the off chance that you hold up one more year, you
will be a Free Agent without Restrictions and could return next July for the
2018-19 season and arrange uninhibitedly and go to the group you need. Against
that he would touch base with 35 years and five years outside the NHL.
Then again, remaining in the KHL would open the likelihood
of speaking to Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in South Korea as
NHL players won't have the capacity to go to. Russian Hockey Federation
President Arkady Rotenberg said his objective was for KHL players not to leave
the NHL this year and to take players who moved toward becoming NHL Free Agents
after the late spring to get ready them and to partake in the following Olympic
occasion.
Right now Kovalchuk will stay at KHL next season and should
hold up to see him in the NHL in any event until the point when the 2018-19
season, after four seasons at KHL and next will be the fifth. Ilya was chosen
as the No. 1 pick in the 2001 Draft by the Atlanta Trashers, where he stayed
for eight seasons, with one in the Russian Superleaguein the 2004-05 season and
2005-06. After that he marked with the New Jersey Devils where he stayed four
seasons until the point that his flight in 2013 to the SKa St. Petersburg of
the KHL. His numbers all through his profession in the NHL have been 816
recreations played, and 816 focuses scored (417 objectives, 399 helps).
Nail Yakupov signs with Colorado Avalanche
Yakupov with the St. Louis Blues | Photo: NHL.com
Subsequent to going through the St. Louis Blues last season
and not accepting an offer to broaden his agreement, forward Nail Yakupov has
marked as a free operator a season with Colorado Avalanche . With a pay of $
875,000 as indicated by Sportsnet, since the Avs have not made open the subtle
elements of the agreement.
Torrential slide General Manager Joe Sakic said of the
marking of the Russian: "Nail is a youthful and master striker who will
convey profundity to our lineup."
Yakupov is 23 years of age and was picked as the 2012 draft
pick byEdmonton Oilers , where he stayed for four seasons and at the phase of
his initially season as Rookie , the 2012-13 with 31 focuses (17 objectives, 14
helps) in 48 matches.
In October 2016 he was exchanged by the Oilers to St. Louis
Blues where he was last season. Because of knee damage he could just complete
the season with 40 diversions played and 9 focuses (3 objectives, 6 helps).
In all his profession in the NHL, Nail has accomplished in
292 diversions, 120 focuses (53 objectives, 67 helps).
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