[Alessandro]

Originally Posted by Sebmono

Ok yeah, this is what I'm trying to say, you have to wait until they hit free agency, but if they're good enough then they can keep re-signing with their current team without giving you any chance to step in and sign (since we can't negotiate with a player while they are under their existing contracts). Or if/when they do eventually hit KHL free agency, they aren't really prospects anymore by age 27/28 or whatever it ends up being.

And before anyone says it, yes I'm aware that there is the idea of "maybe he wants to stay in the KHL, that's a risk that you take", but that is not what this situation represents. We should at least be able to have some discussion or interaction with the player in one way or another. If we negotiate and they respond "thanks for the offer but I like it here", then great, but we should at least be given the chance.

Agreed.