KHL: Alexander Zharovsky’s club wants the 'Ivan Demidov treatment' from the Habs

But that’s not the most memorable part of the interview, in my opinion.

My takeaway is that the Habs haven’t yet contacted their prospect’s Russian club (should happen later, I imagine)… and that Zharovsky’s team wants the Ivan Demidov treatment. That’s what I understand from reading between the lines, at least.

Let’s let the Canadiens visit us, see how they see Zharovsky’s development, and when the time comes, we’ll think about the possibility of letting him go. – Viktor Kozlov, laughing

Yes, Zharovsky’s coach (who is still under contract for two years, I remind you) said so, laughing. But you know as well as I do that every joke has a grain of truth.

To me, it sounds like the club wants a “bonus” for considering letting the youngster go a year early.

I imagine the Canadiens would like to bring the prospect to North America (Laval or Montreal) sooner rather than later, but I don’t know how far Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton are willing to go to make that happen.

I guess we’ll find out in due course…

overtime

– Interesting.

– Wow.

– Really?

– Attention all interested parties.