MarkovsKnee
Global Moderator
I think he wants do to it this season so he can go to the KHL after the playoffs. If it carried into next season, he'd have to stay for the entire season unless he just terminates his contract which would be a douchey thing to do when they'd have no way of replacing him at that stage.
Didn't he say he was playing out this contract then going back to Russia, or is he leaving after he breaks the record?