NHL Rumors: The place Will Issues Go With Alexei Kolosov and the Philadelphia Flyers

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Stay From L.A. It’s 32 Ideas episode, on the Philadelphia Flyers scenario with goaltender Alexei Kolosov, who’s now on the Flyers coaching camp and the place issues could go.

** NHLRumors.com transcription

Bukaukas: “So let’s go to Philadelphia subsequent, Elliotte. Alexei Kolosov, their younger goaltending prospect. We talked about, a number of years in the past the way it didn’t appear very promising, the concept of him coming over to Philadelphia. It regarded like he was going to remain again house in Russia.

There was talks about, would the Flyers commerce him and the opposite groups that will be buying him, do they assume they’d an opportunity of bringing them over? It appears like that’s all been averted. He’s going to come back to Philly. How did the Flyers and Kolosov type all of this out?”

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Friedman: “A buddy of mine stated that Daniel Briere needs to be named ambassador to Russia, as a result of he appears to have the ability to clear up a number of issues right here, Michkov, Fedotov and now Kolosov.

Now, the underside line is, Kolosov has a contract. And , I feel in all of our lives, except you may have a extremely good cause, in case you signal a contract, then it’s important to reside as much as the phrases of it, proper? So, Kolosov has a contract.

From what I heard, and I haven’t spoken to him however I heard that he actually thought he could have a greater path to the NHL than possibly what was proven on the finish of final 12 months, or he thought was doable this 12 months.

However the backside line is a signed contract. And the NHL feels very strongly that despite the fact that it doesn’t have all the agreements, it does, you do should honor one another’s contracts. So I feel Kolosov sort of realized that, that’s the case.

This was brewing during the last couple of days, however one of many issues in regards to the Flyers is that they’re they’re very cautious about saying something as a result of till he really will get on the airplane to come back, you simply by no means know what’s going to occur. However he’s on his manner again.

I consider he’s going to play exhibition video games. I consider he’s going to play for the American Hockey League workforce to start out the 12 months, except one thing occurs, like an harm or one thing that will get him within the NHL immediately.

To me, the largest query is, and all the variety of these gamers have it’s, the European project clause. And , there’s some gamers they’ve it at first of the season. There’s some gamers who agree to not put it in there till a sure a part of the 12 months. Like, I’ll play within the AHL until, say, for argument’s sake, December 15, after which I’ll return if I’m not within the NHL but.

I consider there’s some sort of understanding right here that there will likely be an choice open to him if he’s not within the NHL by a sure time. However the very best factor he can do is present up and play nicely, as a result of that’s the one factor, or the very best factor, that can get him to the Nationwide Hockey League.”

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Charlie O’Connor: “FWIW, I requested Kolosov’s agent Dan Milstein in regards to the hypothesis that the 2 sides got here to an understanding a few doable mortgage again to the KHL if he’s not getting NHL time. He responded that he can’t touch upon “baseless rumors.” Take that for what you’ll.”

Alexei Kolosov taking some pictures in web. pic.twitter.com/quOn7qTAi9

— Jordan Corridor (@JHallNBCS) September 27, 2024