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\t\t\t\t\tEvgeny Kuznetsov<\/a>‘s return to the NHL appears imminent, but now a recent report from Frank Seravalli about his contract demands have been debunked as fake.<\/p>\n After a fantastic start to his career with the Washington Capitals, the past few years have been a whirlwind for Evgeny Kuznetsov, who return to the KHL this past season after struggling to garner much interest from NHL teams.<\/p>\n Playing for SKA St. Petersburg, the 33-year old Kuznetsov tallied 12 goals and 37 points in 39 games played, and now, he’s seeking a return to the NHL after 11 seasons in the league thus far.<\/p>\n That brings us to a report from Frank Seravalli, who noted on a recent episode of the Hello Hockey podcast that Kuznetsov was looking for a deal in the $1-2 million range with performance bonuses on top of that.<\/p>\n The only problem is, Kuznetsov isn’t eligible for any performance bonuses on his next deal, as PuckPedia lays out the requirements to be eligible for those.<\/p>\n -Entry-Level Contract Players<\/p>\n -Players that are 35 years or older and sign a 1 year contract<\/p>\n -Players with a minimum of 400 NHL Games Played signing a 1 year contract after having a long-term injury. A long-term injury is defined as a player on Injured Reserve for a minimum of 100 days in the last year.<\/p>\n Unfortunately for Kuznetsov, he doesn’t fit any of these categories, meaning that there’s simply no way for him to receive performance bonuses, and for someone like Seravalli, a top Insider in the NHL, that’s a very bad look.<\/p>\n Ultimately, there’s going to be a team out there that gives Kuznetsov a deal to return to the NHL in 2025\/26, but now we know that Seravalli’s report was wrong, and it won’t be able to be a performance based deal like one we saw from Jonathan Toews<\/a>.<\/p>\n Previously on HouseOfHockey<\/p>\n POLL<\/p>\n 15 HOURS AGO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0128 ANSWERS<\/p>\n Report on Evgeny Kuznetzov From Top Insider Exposed as Being Completely Fake<\/p>\n Will Evgeny Kuznetsov play in the NHL this season?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tHOUSEOFHOCKEY.NET
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