According to Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun it appears that Alexander Burmistrov will be staying in the KHL next season to honour the second year of his contract with Ak Bars Kazan.
Yuri Nikolaev, the Russian agent for Alex Burmistrov, said via e-mail his client will remain with Ak Bars Kazan of #KHL next season #NHLJets
— Ken Wiebe (@WiebeSunSports) May 30, 2014
Nikolaev did leave the door open for a possible return to #NHL after Alex Burmistrov honours 2nd year of his contract w/Ak Bars #NHLJets
— Ken Wiebe (@WiebeSunSports) May 30, 2014
Shouldn’t come as much of a surprise considering the money is likely better over there and here he would be relegated to playing third line centre.
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