Let's make one thing clear: SKA does not hold athletes against their will. Since I joined the club, Artem Zub, Vladislav Gavrikov, Alexander Barabanov, Igor Shesterkin, Artemi Panarin, Kirill Marchenko, Vasily Podkolzin, and Andrei Kuzmenko have all left for the NHL, at the end of their agreement. And we're talking about excellent players! I think when you have a good program and one of your representatives wants to show his skills against the best players in the world in the NHL, things fall into place on their own. - Daniel Bochner