Salva Malamud reports (unconfirmed) that there is an offer of 3 years, $10 million per from CSKA for Alexander Semin‘s services. It has been rumored since the end of the season that the KHL would be a threat for Semin’s services and while Semin’s American agent has maintained throughout that his client wants to stay in [...]

Dmitry Chesnokov reports via  Twitter that Alexander Radulov’s KHL rights have reportedly been moved to CSKA Moscow from Salavat Yulaev. The Nashville Predators announced their intention to part ways with the talented Russian earlier this month. If Radulov wants to continue playing in North America then the Predators are willing to trade his NHL rights to another [...]

The New York Post reports that the New York Rangers have allegedly contacted the Nashville Predators about acquiring talented but enigmatic winger Alexander Radulov. With Marian Gaborik likely to miss the first few months of the season due to shoulder surgery, the Rangers are looking for a dynamic scorer. Radulov certainly fits the bill. The Russian winger [...]

Quick Hits from around the NHL: Edmonton Journal’s Jim Matheson writes that defenseman Griffin Reinhart is shooting up 2012 NHL Entry Draft, draft boards. And with fellow defenseman Ryan Murray becoming a favorite of the Edmonton Oilers. Matt Hunwick who will be a NHL Free Agent July 1st, probably won’t be back with the Colorado Avalanche next season. The Denver [...]

The Nashville Predators will be without Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn for Game 3 on Wednesday. The club suspended them for violating a team curfew Saturday night on the eve of Game 2. General Manager David Poile announced the scratches in a release. “I’ve been a manager for 30 years, I care about each individual player, but I’ve never put an [...]

Reports out of Russia indicate Washington Capitals prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov will remain in the KHL for another two years. According to Dmitry Chesnokov, Kuznetsov said he will play for Traktor Chelyabinsk until 2014. The nearly 20-year-old winger reportedly told SovSport he doesn’t feel ready for the NHL yet. The internal pressure on Kuznetsov to stay in Russia is [...]

Alexander Burmistrov’s agent, Mark Gandler, said that his client is staying with the Winnipeg Jets despite a report that he’s been offered a contract by the KHL’s AK Bars Kazan. “We have no interest in making it happen,” Gandler said. “People in Edmonton want to print gossip from the Russian papers without checking sources, all [...]

Elliotte Friedman of the CBC suggests the Nashville Predators may choose to deal Alexander Radulov, if that ends up in everyone’s best interest. “There’s been a lot of discussion about Radulov’s future and whether it will be in Nashville or KHL. But there’s another possibility here, that he’s summer trade bait as a restricted free agent. It makes sense, [...]

The General Manager of the Nashville Predators has grand intentions for the offseason. ESPN.com’s Craig Custance suggests General Manager David Poile plans to eventually sign extensions with defensemen Ryan Suter and Shea Weber, and forward Alexander Radulov. The Predators wouldn’t have much salary-cap wiggle room leftover after re-signing all three. But Suter and Weber might be enticed to accept  slightly less money if they’re [...]

Alexander Radulov has finally rejoined the Nashville Predators after four years playing in Russia in the KHL. How quickly he fits back in remains to be seen. “Nine games is enough hopefully,” Predators coach Barry Trotz said after Radulov’s first practice Wednesday morning. For a situation frozen since Radulov bolted back home to Russia to be the face [...]