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Originally Posted by Jacks
If I remember correctly the reason he dropped in the draft was because he stated that he wouldn't report to the AHL. If he wasn't put directly into the NHL then he would go back to Russia. I like his potential but hate his attitude. Careerwise he probably would have been better off starting in the AHL.
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Moscow Dynamo had paid for his rights in the KHL, and he had a valid KHL contract. Dynamo could very well have played hardball and forced Nichushkin to honor the deal. Instead, they allowed Nichushkin to come to the NHL - but ONLY the NHL. If he didn't make the team, he was supposed to report back to Dynamo in the KHL.
http://www.defendingbigd.com/2013/7/...l-dallas-stars
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"Yes, we have no choice over this. The Russian club Dynamo was very nice about it. They allowed him to leave with two years left on his contract to pursue his dream. Their condition was - and it was verbal - and in the hockey business a handshake is better than anything, that's been my experience over 23 years as an agent. I've never had an issue with a single person in the league who said he would do something, and then wouldn't do it. We signed a contract, as you know, and the contract allows that to happen."
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Dynamo acquired the rights to Nichushkin just after the KHL season was finished, and they seem to have a good grasp on the potential of this dynamic offensive powerhouse. It's a situation of "if you aren't going to play for us, then we understand your desire to play in the one other hockey league in the world that is better than the KHL."
Playing in the AHL, which is generally considered to be lesser than the KHL, SM-Liiga and SHL, would almost seem to be an insult to Dynamo. This is a team that paid a high price to get Nichushkin and if he isn't going to be playing in the NHL, then it makes sense for him to be in the KHL and taking on better competition and playing for the team that has paid for his rights.
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