Enjoy being holed away in Hendertucky, Ivan!
Given the fact that he struggled to stay in the SKA lineup and spent the bulk of the year in the VHL it would seem that even the AHL could be a challenge at this point.
He didn't struggle to stay in Ska's lineup lol. Ska did Ska things and tried to force him into an extension(playing him in the VHL instead, barely giving him KHL time, etc.).Given the fact that he struggled to stay in the SKA lineup and spent the bulk of the year in the VHL it would seem that even the AHL could be a challenge at this point.
He didn't struggle to stay in Ska's lineup lol. Ska did Ska things and tried to force him into an extension(playing him in the VHL instead, barely giving him KHL time, etc.).
No, Ska usually give young players good ice time. UNLESS they are on their final year of their contract in which case they will try their hardest to force you to re-sign instead of going over to NA(they do this by playing you at 13F, scratching you, sending you down to the VHL, etc.).Thanks for the correction. Would you compare the way SKA handles young players to the way they were treated in Finland a few years ago before the league added extra teams?
In particular, Karpat was always a tough place for younger players to get ice time.
Though in fairness they were usually competing for the league championship.
He's still under contract for an additional couple of months, so we'll see how that plays out.And just like that, the KHL regular season has ended. Unless he's sticking around for the Sochi exhibition, we should expect a signing.
He's still under contract for an additional couple of months, so we'll see how that plays out.