Former Carolina Hurricanes middle Evgeny Kuznetsov will return to Russia to proceed his profession, signing a four-year contract with SKA Saint Petersburg, the Kontinental Hockey League introduced Wednesday.
Kuznetsov’s contract with the Hurricanes was terminated two weeks in the past by mutual settlement after he cleared unconditional waivers. Kuznetsov walked away from the $6 million wage owed to him within the last season of his $64.2 million, seven-year deal initially signed in 2017. Phrases of his contract within the KHL weren’t introduced.
Carolina acquired Kuznetsov from Washington earlier than the commerce deadline in March. Kuznetsov was the main scorer and Conn Smythe runner-up within the Capitals’ 2018 Stanley Cup run however has been up and down since. He had a mixed 13 factors in 30 video games in a restricted function with the Hurricanes within the 2023-24 common season and playoffs, the place they reached the second spherical.
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In September 2019, the NHL suspended Kuznetsov three video games with out pay for “inappropriate conduct,” lower than a month after he was banned from taking part in for Russia for 4 years due to a constructive check for cocaine.
Kuznetsov extra lately entered the NHL/NHLPA participant help program in February. Upon him being cleared by program directors to observe, the Capitals put him on waivers.
