Alexander Radulov signs for Salavat Yulaev in the Russian League despite he got a contract with Predators.
Thursday the NHL organization and KHL organization come to a decision to not sign players under contract when they had a meeting with IIHF. Im impressed, the agreement held for almost two days.
I think its about the money Radulov moves back to Russia. In Nashville he got a contract giving him $984,200 a year. Thats before tax. The contract with Salavat Yulaev gives him $13M for a three year deal. Thats 4,3 million dollar each year. And as the incing on the cake, thats tax free. With the new contract Radulov earns in the same region as the highest paid NHL players.
When I read this I got to think of our own Spartacus. What if the slave went to play with the Spaniards even if he were under contract with us? This is what Radulov do now.
Ok, this contract isnt yet confirmed and approved officially yet. But in ice hockey this havent been a problem before with the 'defectors' from Russia to NHL over the years.
