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NHL and Predators Respond to Radulov Situation
by Alanah McGinley on 07/11/08 at 04:12 PM ET
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Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile issued the following statement regarding reports that Alexander Radulov has signed a contract to play in Russia…
“Alex is under contract with the Nashville Predators through the 2008-09 season. We are looking forward to him being here for training camp and being a part of this franchise’s success for years to come.”
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly issued the following statement in response to questions regarding the Alexander Radulov reports:
“It is our understanding, based on the representations made both at our meeting yesterday, but also at an earlier meeting with Mr. Medvedev in May, that the Russian League will not allow a player to play in violation of his contractual obligations in the NHL.”
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*More on the Radulov signing earlier today on KK
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IMO the solution is to liberalize player movement between leagues…
Posted by bcrt2000 on 07/11/08 at 05:00 PM ET
Per a messy translation from Sport-Express, Medvedev says that the KHL sees Radulov’s signing as valid and binding as he doesn’t believe that the KHL-IIHF-NHL accord should be applied retroactively.
Posted by George Malik from South Lyon, MI on 07/11/08 at 05:25 PM ET
It isn’t just the translation that’s messy… this whole situation is.
Posted by BobTheZee on 07/11/08 at 11:27 PM ET
I agree. The honus is really on the players to honor THEIR contract. Otherwise what is a contract?
Posted by callmedrw on 07/11/08 at 11:49 PM ET
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So the team in Russia supposedly won’t let him play.
Why would you want him back in TN if he doesn’t want to be there?
Posted by rdgamblr on 07/11/08 at 04:50 PM ET