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Top Russian Prospect Has Contract Terminated to Come to the NHL Years Ahead of Schedule

Published February 28, 2024 at 11:25
BY JAMES CONNELLY
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Top Russian prospect Marat Khusnutdinov just had his contract terminated and will be making his NHL debut earlier than expected.

Khusnutdinov Terminated By Sochi



It was announced earlier today that Marat Khusnutdinov has had his contract terminated by HC Sochi.




#mnwild Marat Khusnutdinov's contract with HC Sochi has been terminated early

His agent requested to terminate the contract early on his clients request

In April, Sochi plans to make a qualifying offer to Khusnutdinov to retain his rights

Khusnutdinov was the 37th overall pick in the 2020 NHL draft and has had a roller-coaster career thus far. In 2022-23 he produced 41points in 63 games with SKA but this year on a more depleted Sochi roster he only managed 20 in 49 games.

He is a Minnesota Wild prospect and likely could make the jump to the NHL as soon as the end of this season.
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