Evgeny Kuznetzov officially loses $13 million after leaving the NHL
Evgeny Kuznetsov's future has been up in the air, but now the veteran's next team has been confirmed, and it's a surprising financial move.
Following an up and down season in the NHL, veteran center Evgeny Kuznetsov has been linked to a move to the KHL, and now it has officially been confirmed.
It's never a surprise when players from Europe return to the KHL at the end of their NHL careers, but what makes this move a surprise is the pay cut he's taken to do so, as he has gone from earning almost $16 million down to just $2 million over the same period of time.
Despite that, he's gone through with the move, and as you can see on social media, the signing is already being hyped up by SKA St. Petersburg and the KHL themselves, as he is a huge name to return to the league. At 36-years of age, it's unclear if we'll see him back in the NHL one day, but at this point, he's doing things on his terms, and it's hard to fault a veteran that's done it all in the NHL for doing exactly that.
Source: Blade of Steel
Evgeny Kuznetsov's new team and salary has finally been revealed
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