Alex Burmistrov will stay in KHL, will not return to Jets next season
Timothy T Ludwig / USA TODAY Sports
The Winnipeg Jets and Alex Burmistrov never had the ideal relationship. He requested a trade before the trade deadline last season, then and signed a two-year deal with Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL as a free agent.
Although he signed in the KHL, the Jets still retain his NHL rights and will be without him for next season, according to his agent Yuri Nikolaev.
Yuri Nikolaev, the Russian agent for Alex Burmistrov, said via e-mail his client will remain with Ak Bars Kazan of #KHL next season #NHLJets
— Ken Wiebe (@WiebeSunSports) May 30, 2014
Nikolaev did leave the door open for a possible return to #NHL after Alex Burmistrov honours 2nd year of his contract w/Ak Bars #NHLJets
— Ken Wiebe (@WiebeSunSports) May 30, 2014
Burmistrov scored 37 points in 54 games with Ak Bars Kazan in the 2013-14 season.