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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
Maybe he'll play the first half in Europe, play in the Olympics then join an NHL team after that?
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If he does this he will give up a lot of control of where he ends up playing in the NHL.
Any player who plays in a European league after the start of the NHL season needs to clear waivers before signing with a NHL team unless he already was on the team's reserve list.
For an example of this see Nabokov trying to join the red wings in 2011:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nabo...claim-1.998720
Nabokov wanted to join the Red Wings for a playoff run but because he played in the KHL, he had to clear waivers. The Islanders, who were a non-playoff team that year, ended up claiming him.