Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Reside 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 might go.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Bukaukas: “So let’s go to Philadelphia subsequent, Elliotte. Alexei Kolosov, their younger goaltending prospect. We talked about, just a few years in the past the way it didn’t appear very promising, the concept of him coming over to Philadelphia. It seemed like he was going to remain again residence in Russia.
There was talks about, would the Flyers commerce him and the opposite groups that may be buying him, do they assume that they had 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 kind 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 remedy lots of issues right here, Michkov, Fedotov and now Kolosov.
Now, the underside line is, Kolosov has a contract. And you already know, I believe in all of our lives, until you’ve gotten a extremely good cause, should you signal a contract, then it’s important to stay 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 might have a greater path to the NHL than perhaps what was proven on the finish of final 12 months, or he thought was doable this 12 months.
However the backside line is a signed contract. And the NHL feels very strongly that though it doesn’t have all the agreements, it does, you do should honor one another’s contracts. So I believe Kolosov sort of realized that, that’s the case.
This was brewing over the past 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 really will get on the airplane to come back, you simply by no means know what’s going to occur. However he’s on his manner again.
I consider he’s going to play exhibition video games. I consider he’s going to play for the American Hockey League group to begin the 12 months, until one thing occurs, like an harm or one thing that will get him within the NHL immediately.
To me, the most important query is, and all the variety of these gamers have it’s, the European task clause. And you already know, there’s some gamers they’ve it originally 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 consider there’s some sort of understanding right here that there shall be an choice 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 effectively, 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 doable 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 pictures in web. pic.twitter.com/quOn7qTAi9
— Jordan Corridor (@JHallNBCS) September 27, 2024
