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KHL Head: "Most likely, today [Fedorov] will sign a new contract with Washington"

By pucksandbooks 8 July, 2008

Sergei Fedorov at the World Championships - photo by Pavel Lysenkov

Sergei Fedorov at the World Championships - photo by Pavel Lysenkov

Our thanks to Sovetsky Sport’s Dmitry Chesnokov for tracking down and translating the following piece of¬†intriguing news:
At a press conference today in Moscow, Alexander Medvedev, the head of the newly formed Continental Hockey League, or KHL (which repaced the Russian Super League after the 2007-08 season), told Pavel Lysenkov of Sovetsky Sport:

“It is sad that we will not see Sergei Fedorov in the KHL. Most likely, today he will sign a new contract with Washington.”

Of course, around this time last week, things looked pretty good for re-signing Cristobal Huet.
Dmitry also relays that according to Lysenkov, Medvedev is on the board of the SKA St. Petersburg hockey club, which was involved in negotiations with Fedorov. Medvedev was attending a press conference at the Gazprom offices today regarding the KHL and its new logo. This was when Medvedev was asked about Fedorov.
A little before 11:00 this morning, the Capitals told us that, “We’re still negotiating with Sergei and remain hopeful that he will return to the Capitals.”
Acquired from Columbus at the NHL trade deadline last February, Fedorov tallied 13 points in 18 regular season games with the Caps and added 5 points in seven playoff games in the first round against the Flyers.

This was written by pucksandbooks. Posted on at 11:08 am. Filed under Dmitry Chesnokov, Sergei Fedorov, Sovetsky Sport, Washington Capitals.
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12 Comments

  1. puddin_an_semin wrote:

    I hope this is true, please god let it be true!!!!

    8 July, 2008 at 11:19 am | Permalink
  2. vt caps fan wrote:

    AWESOME. Let’s hope this holds true.

    8 July, 2008 at 11:23 am | Permalink
  3. Sombrero Guy wrote:

    Like everybody else, I’d love to have him back

    8 July, 2008 at 11:26 am | Permalink
  4. Rage wrote:

    The man LOVES blueberries. It’s crazy.

    8 July, 2008 at 12:33 pm | Permalink
  5. JonnyP wrote:

    I already have the shirt.

    8 July, 2008 at 12:35 pm | Permalink
  6. hockey mom wrote:

    Am keeping my fingers crossed – to have three key players who won the worlds for Russia would be phenomenal! Really enjoyed watching him play last season…

    8 July, 2008 at 12:37 pm | Permalink
  7. Hockey Town wrote:

    Hmmm…could this also have been translated: “As of today, it is likely…” ?

    8 July, 2008 at 1:02 pm | Permalink
  8. b.orr4 wrote:

    Stop toying with my emotions! I’m just recovering from Huet jilting us, I don’t know what would happen if Feds ends up centering Jagr.

    8 July, 2008 at 1:09 pm | Permalink
  9. capsf4n wrote:

    I’m ready to buy my Fedorov jersey!

    8 July, 2008 at 2:50 pm | Permalink
  10. pepper wrote:

    Its still “today” in Hawai’i for 5 1/2 more hours!

    9 July, 2008 at 12:30 am | Permalink
  11. JonnyP wrote:

    http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242906&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_nhl
    Fedorov resigns with Caps … reported on TSN.ca

    9 July, 2008 at 9:00 am | Permalink
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    Nice post, you are welcome to visit my blog about legendary Dinamo Riga from KHL.

    29 September, 2008 at 12:24 pm | Permalink