Post by MxT13 on Jan 22, 2011 17:58:34 GMT -5
Islanders claim Nabokov; agent says he won't report
www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=550290
Nabokov is taking the phrase "beggars can't be choosers" and spitting on it. After failing miserably in Russia, can he help an NHL team?
www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=550290
Veteran goaltender Evgeni Nabokov has been claimed on waivers by the New York Islanders one day after signing a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings, but reports are he won't join the team.
Nabokov's agent Don Meehan told Newsday his client will not report to the Islanders.
"We claimed him off waivers, he has a SPC (Standard Player Contract)," Islanders GM Garth Snow told the paper. "My position is that he's a New York Islander and we look forward to having him."
Nabokov began this season playing in the Kontinental Hockey League but had been seeking a return to the NHL since being released from his contract with SKA St. Petersburg in December. The Red Wings signed him to a one-year deal reportedly worth a pro-rated portion of $570,000, but he had to pass through waivers to join Detroit because he began the season in Europe.
Nabokov's agent Don Meehan told Newsday his client will not report to the Islanders.
"We claimed him off waivers, he has a SPC (Standard Player Contract)," Islanders GM Garth Snow told the paper. "My position is that he's a New York Islander and we look forward to having him."
Nabokov began this season playing in the Kontinental Hockey League but had been seeking a return to the NHL since being released from his contract with SKA St. Petersburg in December. The Red Wings signed him to a one-year deal reportedly worth a pro-rated portion of $570,000, but he had to pass through waivers to join Detroit because he began the season in Europe.
Earlier this week, Meehan had told the website mlive.com that his client would report to any NHL team were he to be claimed, but he told Newsday on Saturday that Nabokov will not join the Islanders. Nabokov cannot be sent to the American Hockey League because he did not sign before Dec. 15, and the Islanders cannot trade him without putting him through the waiver process again.
Nabokov is taking the phrase "beggars can't be choosers" and spitting on it. After failing miserably in Russia, can he help an NHL team?