Quoting: Thondia58
Caufield isn't ready, needs another year in college and another go with the US Jr team.
Also who knows whats going to happen with Romanov, KHL is so unpredictable
if you dont watch i'm sure its confusing
but the KHL is as predictable as it comes
Bars, Avangard , SKA and CSKA always lead their division
Before SKA rose up it was Dynamo the perennial powerhouse for the Bobrov Division
Not all teams , Facilities or Owners are the same in Russia.
Its more like Baseball where 3-5 teams dominate Free Agency and the rest get leftovers at career lows like Cracknell , Setigouchi , or Cheechoo off the top of my head all playing for teams you'd never expect to have a Gagarin Cup
Romanov will be here next year
If Federov thinks he's ready as per Marc Bergavin in his return from Russia
the i think he's good to go. (you might not remember but it was Federov MTL called on about Sergachev who fell into our laps and he's also who MB talked to about Panarin the 2 years he scouted him trying to sign him before he chose CHI wisely . )