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Originally Posted by devo22
nothing to see here, really ... KHL clubs always do this with top NA talent and it always amuses me. Pretty sure Jack Eichel was already drafted last year, Monahan and Baertschi were drafted a couple years ago too. Always baffles me how willing those Russian clubs are when it comes to wasting draft picks.
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Yeah, while the short term money would be awesome for a 16/17 year old, the travel and injury risks probably make it not worth it from a long-term point of view.
Do you know how long they keep a player's rights for though? If there was another lockout year, I could see it paying off.