Prokhor Poltapov Signs a Two Year Extension with CSKA Moscow

[Mr. Allen]

He can be one of those guys competing for the Calder at 25.  

[DarthEbriate]

18 hours ago, Weave said:

His value probably dropped as a trade chip.  Won’t come over for 2 yrs.  Can’t imagine teams are chomping at the bit for that asset.

Certainly a dip, but he'd be a sweetener anyway.

What it changes is the teams you would target with him included in a deal. It's now teams that are into their rebuild and will need someone to fill out a roster once some big paydays come due. Chicago could be one, with Bedard on a 10M+ by then, and Korchinski as a PP1 contract. Alternately, a perennial contender who would need a ELC ready to go for their bottom six. Poltapov with Florida's projected lineup? Sign them up.

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That said, this move means that Poltapov wants to come over to the NHL and play immediately. That's excellent and there's nothing preventing him from doing that with the Sabres. Heck, we saw that player last night in Maxim Tsyplakov: first season in the NHL, already 26 and mature. 1-1-2, 8 hits!, and one pretty ticky-tack penalty.

[Brawndo]

 

[LGR4GM]

56 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

I disagree with the 2nd best league. Maybe 5 years ago it was but the SHL, impo is superior. It's like comparing the WHL to the Q

[PromoTheRobot]

On 11/1/2024 at 2:51 PM, LabattBlue said:

You would think that with the other Russians in Rochester, that it would appeal to him coming to NA.  Maybe he just feels more comfortable at home like the German from 10 years back who came over for one AHL season and went back…never to be heard from again.  

In the KHL most teams treat their players, travel, hotel etc. at a major league level. The AHL would feel like a step down.

[Brawndo]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

I disagree with the 2nd best league. Maybe 5 years ago it was but the SHL, impo is superior. It's like comparing the WHL to the Q

Agreed 

He would have making between 82,500 and 85,000 in the AHL next year, so playing in the KHL for another two seasons and only having an one year ELC being appealing to Russians 

Edited November 3 by Brawndo

[JoeSchmoe]

4 hours ago, Brawndo said:

Agreed 

He would have making between 82,500 and 85,000 in the AHL next year, so playing in the KHL for another two seasons and only having an one year ELC being appealing to Russians 

Not disagreeing with what you guys are saying... I'm just wondering how you arrived at this. Aren't salaries a lot higher in the KHL? Is it that they lost a lot of foreign born players for political reasons?