Fantomas
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That's nonsense.
Michkov with a valid KHL contract can not sign with an NHL club. So your question is fundamentally wrong, in such a case (Michkov with a valid deal with SKA but signing in NHL), SKA/KHL can sue the NHL club/NHL. But, yeah, the NHL HQ is not such stupid to approve such a transfer in the first place.
Once again, I do not care about your draft. It is just your internal system within the NHL, it is binding to the NHL clubs, not other leagues. It has nothing to do with global transfer rules. Here, I am saying that the NHL clubs do not directly negotiate with the European clubs about transfer fees for players coming from Europe. So, the NHL clubs are getting these players basically for free.
Generally, I would recommend you to study how European (& global) football transfers work. If you do it, you will understand all of Michkov´s situation. In European football clubs, teenagers are signed to a long-term deal on daily basis, especially top players like Michkov. Just one example
On 2 September 2019, FC Barcelona reached an agreement with Las Palmas for the transfer of Pedri. The player agreed to a five-year contract with the Catalan club, who paid €5 million for the deal.
As I said earlier, the NHL club can come to SKA with the offer - our NHL club will pay you (SKA) a few million dollars to release Michkov, do you agree? As you can see, FC Barcelona paid Las Palmas €5 million for Pedri. Do you want to tell me that your NHL club does not have such kind of money, so around 5 million dollars or whatever?
At the same time, I will reply to @BMann as well in this post.last thing I want the NHL to become is a European Football style of recruiting and brining in players, since all know European Football is one of the most corrupted sports in all of sports. I've never seen anything like this before, and quite frankly I think it's corrupted and broken. What SKA did was savvy as shit, bull crap, and quite frankly something I don't agree with. Obviously this young player is going to miss out on 3 years of NHL time. feel free to tell me "just enjoy watching this kid". Vorky you are all for "keeping your own players in your own country" I am personally all for seeing the best players in the best leauge regardless of where they are from. What SKA did was literally take ownership of this young player by signing him to a 5 year deal, this kid is the next great Russian born player, sign him long enough so whoever drafts him with the high pick will have no choice but to wait 3 full years, or "pay" the SKA to have him transfered over. Again, Soviet style bull shit of trying to own a player. Love it. Keep it up KHL.
That's nonsense.
Michkov with a valid KHL contract can not sign with an NHL club. So your question is fundamentally wrong, in such a case (Michkov with a valid deal with SKA but signing in NHL), SKA/KHL can sue the NHL
Yes, it works both ways.Yeah you're right, and I guess it works both ways ; a KHL team can't sign a player with a valid NHL contract. But couldn't the NHL team that drafts him just get him to "retire" from the KHL before signing him to a multi-year deal? Then again, that would seem damn near criminal wouldn't it? ... SKA would never do such a thing. ...... hmmmmmm... I seem to remember some guy with a long term contract in New Jersey.
It is up to the NHL to sort their homework.I think a lot of discussions here are going into offtopic.
@vorky, for the transfer fees to be possible NHL needs a new CBA, not to mention that SKA wouldn't really be interested in any sort of money.
It is not like Michkov signed the deal under the barrel of a gun and wasn't aware of the consequences his actions entailed. Your criticism towards Ska and the KHL here is misplaced.last thing I want the NHL to become is a European Football style of recruiting and brining in players, since all know European Football is one of the most corrupted sports in all of sports. I've never seen anything like this before, and quite frankly I think it's corrupted and broken. What SKA did was savvy as shit, bull crap, and quite frankly something I don't agree with. Obviously this young player is going to miss out on 3 years of NHL time. feel free to tell me "just enjoy watching this kid". Vorky you are all for "keeping your own players in your own country" I am personally all for seeing the best players in the best leauge regardless of where they are from. What SKA did was literally take ownership of this young player by signing him to a 5 year deal, this kid is the next great Russian born player, sign him long enough so whoever drafts him with the high pick will have no choice but to wait 3 full years, or "pay" the SKA to have him transfered over. Again, Soviet style bull shit of trying to own a player. Love it. Keep it up KHL.
Same as if I would rant and riot when Ovechkin signed his 10 years contract. "Oh now they own him. What a bush league."* Russian superprospect signs a multi-year deal to play in the KHL *
NHL fans: "But how does this affect me, the protagonist of reality?"
Kovalchuck's retirement was done under the valid CBA. Nobody ever questions it. Michkov and SKA, both parties can do whatever they feel like under the valid KHL rules. Nobody questions that. It's not like Kovalchuk's retirement was a clause invented on the go just to make Kovalchuck's move happen. Your example fails.Yeah you're right, and I guess it works both ways ; a KHL team can't sign a player with a valid NHL contract. But couldn't the NHL team that drafts him just get him to "retire" from the KHL before signing him to a multi-year deal? Then again, that would seem damn near criminal wouldn't it? ... SKA would never do such a thing. ...... hmmmmmm... I seem to remember some guy with a long term contract in New Jersey.
last thing I want the NHL to become is a European Football style of recruiting and brining in players, since all know European Football is one of the most corrupted sports in all of sports. I've never seen anything like this before, and quite frankly I think it's corrupted and broken. What SKA did was savvy as shit, bull crap, and quite frankly something I don't agree with. Obviously this young player is going to miss out on 3 years of NHL time. feel free to tell me "just enjoy watching this kid". Vorky you are all for "keeping your own players in your own country" I am personally all for seeing the best players in the best leauge regardless of where they are from. What SKA did was literally take ownership of this young player by signing him to a 5 year deal, this kid is the next great Russian born player, sign him long enough so whoever drafts him with the high pick will have no choice but to wait 3 full years, or "pay" the SKA to have him transfered over. Again, Soviet style bull shit of trying to own a player. Love it. Keep it up KHL.
Ad NHL & Olympics and IIHF events. We know why the NHL behaves like this. But I do not understand the stance of the hockey federations in Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic etc who signed the transfer agreement with the NHL which is not bringing any benefits to the European clubs. So, these hockey federations should have two principal & basic conditions while negotiating with the NHL - 1.NHL clubs will honor the players' contracts with the European clubs, 2.NHL clubs are obligated to release the players to the IIHF events & Olympics. The question is why the hockey federations in Europe did not demand these two basic conditions from the NHL.Same as if I would rant and riot when Ovechkin signed his 10 years contract. "Oh now they own him. What a bush league."
(Even more fun because IRL Ovechkin played 1,5 seasons in Russia due to lockouts in the NHL being under that contract)
What I actuallly do rant and riot about and with good reason is the NHL not releasing players for the Olympics. Something the KHL would never do.
The NHL not releasing players is on the IOC IMOSame as if I would rant and riot when Ovechkin signed his 10 years contract. "Oh now they own him. What a bush league."
(Even more fun because IRL Ovechkin played 1,5 seasons in Russia due to lockouts in the NHL being under that contract)
What I actuallly do rant and riot about and with good reason is the NHL not releasing players for the Olympics. Something the KHL would never do.
We also know the answer to that question. They accepted their role as NHL's farms, just as their countries accepted the role.Ad NHL & Olympics and IIHF events. We know why the NHL behaves like this. But I do not understand the stance of the hockey federations in Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic etc who signed the transfer agreement with the NHL which is not bringing any benefits to the European clubs. So, these hockey federations should have two principal & basic conditions while negotiating with the NHL - 1.NHL clubs will honor the players' contracts with the European clubs, 2.NHL clubs are obligated to release the players to the IIHF events & Olympics. The question is why the hockey federations in Europe did not demand these two basic conditions from the NHL.
LOL Nothing more to say really.The NHL not releasing players is on the IOC IMO
Sadly, but of course, you are right.We also know the answer to that question. They accepted their role as NHL's farms, just as their countries accepted the role.
There is literally no incentive for the NHL: can't use the clips to promote anything, take on all the risks of player injuriesLOL Nothing more to say really.