Meh. He's a 5th Round draft pick of the Flames last year. Would be more concerned if he was drafted in the 2nd or 3rd round. Perhaps his camp thinks that by heading over to Russia to play for a year against men might boost his stock and give the Flames some incentive to give him a contract?
Just found this on flamesnation...
Karnaukhov needs to be signed by the Flames by June 1, 2017, or else he'll go back into the draft. Given his size and attributes (he's 6'3" and 200 pounds), he's probably going to get signed. If he gets signed prior to the end of 2016, his contract can slide a year due to it being signed the year he turned 19. (NOTE: This summary was from a posting on May 26 2016, getbak's thoughts on the clock not moving if he is a defected player would not be considered in this summary).
It will be interesting to see how things pan out for the kid.
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