Rumor: Radulov to sign with Ak Bars, become highest paid player in KHL
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couple things
1 let's wait for a more credible source there isn't even a name attached to this rumor
2. if that is the conversion rate then WOW does the Ruble have ZERO value
1 let's wait for a more credible source there isn't even a name attached to this rumor
2. if that is the conversion rate then WOW does the Ruble have ZERO value
Thats a lot of Chinese car tires and adidas knock offs.
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Crazy that just a few years ago that may not have even been in the top 20 for KHL salaries.
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1.4M makes him the highest paid player? That doesn’t sound right…
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Most in Rubles probably. They can't access (legally) their USD reserves + I doubt they dip into their laundries to pay a hockey player.
Caser
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I'm a bit confused, how much did you think it would be in RUB? You might be confusing it with some other currency?
As for the credibility it is almost official, even Ak Bars twitter account is tweeting hints to it.
KHL salary cap is 900M RUB, Radulov is getting like 10% of it. Before that Shipachyov was getting 95M RUB and was the highest-paid player, but he agreed to reduce it to 75M RUB this offseason.
blankall
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The Rubble is actually the highest it's been since about 2018:
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I think most think back to the freewheeling era of the KHL, when Kovalchuk was making $5.5M a year.
But since the hard cap was implemented in 2018, the high end is gone. The top salary in 2020-21 was the equivalent of $1.5M.
But since the hard cap was implemented in 2018, the high end is gone. The top salary in 2020-21 was the equivalent of $1.5M.
Caser
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KHL's salary cap was implemented in 2020, but you're probably right about the rest. Still if we consider taxes, no escrow and lower costs of living, it is not so low, I usually multiply it by two to get the approximate NHL equivalent money, so here it would be 2.8M USD, I'd say Radulov wouldn't be getting that kind of money in the NHL this offseason.
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Whatever happens, don't get paid in rubles.
Oh...wait.
Oh...wait.
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Wondercarrot
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90m rubles, I mean 100m rubles, I mean 120m rubles….ah F’it just pay him in barrels of oil.
MasterofGrond
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Ruble is actually better right now than it's been since before covid. They have the petroleum, and now countries can buy in not USD.
Just wait to see how strong the ruble is post-war.
Just wait to see how strong the ruble is post-war.
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As long as I'm getting your attention. Any more rumblings of Jaskin returning to the K lately?
Caser
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There were some in the first half of May and actually before Radulov news came out Ak Bars were mentioned as the frontrunners for him followed by SKA, but now Ak Bars likely won't have the required cap space unless they'll trade someone. Jaskin's KHL rights are still belonging to Dynamo I think, so the first real indication of him signing there would be a trade for his rights. Also I still think he will try his luck in the NHL UFA market first.
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Yea pay the dude even more his second year of his contract when he falls off even more than he already has. The dude is toast, his last injury ended him.
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Woah. How did that reverse so sharply?The Rubble is actually the highest it's been since about 2018:
Russian Ruble to US Dollar Exchange Rate Chart | Xe
RUB to USD currency chart. XE’s free live currency conversion chart for Russian Ruble to US Dollar allows you to pair exchange rate history for up to 10 years.
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The price of oil went through the roof. The Russian economy is totally oil based. As of now, Russia is still selling almost all of their oil. The volume is down slightly, but the price is way up. Europe is actually spending more on Russian oil now than before the sanctions started, and a higher proportion of that spending is profit for Russia.
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This contract is going to look bad within a few months when the Ruble flops again, but no way would Ak Bars have signed it in USD or Euro. The ruble's value is entirely artificial right now and it's a Russia-only currency. Nobody is trading rubles except the Russian Central Bank, who is spending billions of their available reserve funds to buy rubles to prop it up. Russia is pretty much blocked off from the vast majority of western imports, but they still export oil/gas, leading to a massive trade surplus. This is best-case-scenario for the ruble, in addition to severe capital controls and a 14% interest rate. This is not sustainable long-term, but I'm not sure Radulov cares, really. He's made his money, he was likely done in the NHL and he won't be leaving Russia again.
Also, it's ironic that Ak Bars posted that video to Twitter, which is blocked in Russia.
Also, it's ironic that Ak Bars posted that video to Twitter, which is blocked in Russia.
