Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Dwell From L.A. It’s 32 Ideas episode, on the Philadelphia Flyers scenario with goaltender Alexei Kolosov, who’s now on the Flyers coaching camp and the place issues could go.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Bukaukas: “So let’s go to Philadelphia subsequent, Elliotte. Alexei Kolosov, their younger goaltending prospect. We talked about, a number of years in the past the way it didn’t appear very promising, the thought of him coming over to Philadelphia. It appeared like he was going to remain again house in Russia.
There was talks about, would the Flyers commerce him and the opposite groups that will be buying him, do they assume they’d an opportunity of bringing them over? It feels like that’s all been prevented. He’s going to come back to Philly. How did the Flyers and Kolosov type all of this out?”
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Friedman: “A pal of mine mentioned that Daniel Briere needs to be named ambassador to Russia, as a result of he appears to have the ability to clear up lots of issues right here, Michkov, Fedotov and now Kolosov.
Now, the underside line is, Kolosov has a contract. And you understand, I feel in all of our lives, except you’ve a extremely good motive, for those who signal a contract, then it’s important to reside as much as the phrases of it, proper? So, Kolosov has a contract.
From what I heard, and I haven’t spoken to him however I heard that he actually thought he could have a greater path to the NHL than perhaps what was proven on the finish of final 12 months, or he thought was attainable this 12 months.
However the backside line is a signed contract. And the NHL feels very strongly that regardless that it doesn’t have the entire agreements, it does, you do need to honor one another’s contracts. So I feel Kolosov sort of realized that, that’s the case.
This was brewing during the last couple of days, however one of many issues concerning the Flyers is that they’re they’re very cautious about saying something as a result of till he truly will get on the aircraft to come back, you simply by no means know what’s going to occur. However he’s on his method again.
I imagine he’s going to play exhibition video games. I imagine he’s going to play for the American Hockey League workforce to begin the 12 months, except one thing occurs, like an harm or one thing that will get him within the NHL straight away.
To me, the most important query is, and the entire variety of these gamers have it’s, the European task clause. And you understand, there’s some gamers they’ve it at first of the season. There’s some gamers who agree to not put it in there till a sure a part of the 12 months. Like, I’ll play within the AHL until, say, for argument’s sake, December 15, after which I’ll return if I’m not within the NHL but.
I imagine there’s some sort of understanding right here that there will probably be an possibility open to him if he’s not within the NHL by a sure time. However one of the best factor he can do is present up and play nicely, as a result of that’s the one factor, or one of the best factor, that may get him to the Nationwide Hockey League.”
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Charlie O’Connor: “FWIW, I requested Kolosov’s agent Dan Milstein concerning the hypothesis that the 2 sides got here to an understanding a few attainable mortgage again to the KHL if he’s not getting NHL time. He responded that he can’t touch upon “baseless rumors.” Take that for what you’ll.”
Alexei Kolosov taking some photographs in internet. pic.twitter.com/quOn7qTAi9
— Jordan Corridor (@JHallNBCS) September 27, 2024
