To clarify things, he DID play at KHL at 21 Jan and here's video of this match as a proof. He is #37 in blue and you can see his name written in latinics on his back. You can also hear play-by-play man naming him at 6-46
http://kino-son.com/tv-xokkej-smotre...2013-rossiya-2
(it was broadcasted on Russian free public TV so it's not pirate tape)