The Minnesota Wild have signed Petr Sykora to a one year, $1.6 million contract, reports Michael Russo of the Minnesota Star-Tribune.
Wild Sign Sykora to One-Year $1.6 Million Deal
The deal had been essentially agreed to before Sykora arrived to camp, but immigration hurdles had slowed the proceedings. Russo reports:
“I’m shocked,” Sykora said sarcastically. “I guess my practice yesterday made them sign me.”
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But Sykora didn’t give up tax-free dough in Russia for a lot more money just to fly to the U.S. for a tryout.
It’s a huge pay cut for Sykora from what his KHL salary would have been; he’s sacrificing millions of dollars worth of tax-free rubles to stay another year in the NHL.
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