Players aren’t flocking to Russia

From Eric Duhatschek of the Globe & Mail:

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin isn’t the only high-profile Russian who wants to stay and play in the NHL, even if it means leaving a lot of cash on the table. That became clear again last weekend at the NHL entry draft when the two Russian players chosen in the first round – Nikita Filatov, by the Columbus Blue Jackets, and Viktor Tikhonov, by the Phoenix Coyotes – were both adamant that their first choice was to play in the NHL, not in Russia.

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Until the Continental Hockey League actually signs somebody of consequence, the rumors of its threat to the NHL are hard to take overly seriously.