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Found May 27, 2009 on Washington Times:
PLAYERS: Viktor Kozlov,  Sergei Fedorov
TEAMS: Washington Capitals

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RALEIGH, N.C. | The Washington Capitals are facing a new threat in the battle to re-sign several of their key players - an upstart Russian league hungry for NHL talent. According to reports, Viktor Kozlov - one of the team's four unrestricted free agents - has signed with a team in the Kontinental Hockey League, which recently completed its first year of operation. Meanwhile, two others reportedly have been in talks with KHL franchises. In the past two days, French-language sports network RDS has reported Kozlov's deal with Ufa as well as a two-year, $7.6 million offer to Sergei Fedorov ... Email
Original Story: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2...
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