European Assignment Clause
If it does, Kravtsov has the option to trigger the European Assignment Clause that was added to his contract. The clause can be triggered at any time during the season and will result in Kravtsov returning to the KHL to the team that owns his KHL rights, Traktor Chelyabinsk. Side note: This is why Traktor Chelyabinsk did not release Kravtsov once they were eliminated from the KHL play offs. By releasing him, they would have lost his rights.
In the event of the EAC being triggered, Kravtsov will remain with his KHL team until their season is over, after which he would return. The timeline of that return, which could coincide with the NHL trade deadline, makes this scenario appealing for Kravtsov as he would return around the same time the Rangers are expected to trade away Chris Kreider and Vlad Namestnikov.
Bystedt är inte lika stökig som kravtsov men han har likväl en likadan klausul som beskrivs i texten ovanför. Det hade också Elias Pettersson, Bystedts gäller för den här säsongen vilket innebär att valet ligger till stor del hos Bystedt och hans agenter. San Jose kommer inte jäkta Bystedt heller eftersom att ”bränna” ett år på hans rookiekontrakt under rebuild när det är osäkert om han kan ta plats direkt och istället låta honom explodera i SHL verkar mer rimligt. Jag tror vi har goda möjligheter som sagt både sett till klausulen ovan och vilken roll Bystedt får.
