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Old 05-23-2015, 09:10 AM   #61
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14 View Post
I was wondering how you would spin this, but you are ultimately arguing semantics.

Stating that a RFA - someone without a contract - is not permitted to leave the KHL is exactly the same thing as what is being reported.
The are some key differenceces.

First, young Russian players may never sign a khl.contract and just go to NA or wherever. They are free to do so. Only if they sign with KHL team at the first place, they are tied to the league till they are 28. Second, this is not on political level, it is on sports level. And I do not get why people keep mentioning Putin, who has nothing to do with it. Third, it is applied to the league, not nationality, it applies to anyone who signs with KHL.
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