Samtidigt florerar ett konstigt rykte angående Malkins pass:
"Several Russian media report that former Malkin's Russian agent Sergei Isakov kept Malkin's passport with himself and was refusing to give it to Malkin's team. The team needed Malkin passport in order to obtain Finnish visa for the player (Metallurg goes for some prep games there, and Russians need visas for pretty much all countries in Europe). Only after Malkin fired Isakov, he got his passport back. Metallurg actually even planned to help Malkin to apply for the replacement passport.
BTW, Malkin's new agent (the one who helped broker Malkin's new contract) is Gennadi Ushakov. Czech media claim (without quoting anybody) that the new contract allegedly commands a sizable salary raise"
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"Several Russian media report that former Malkin's Russian agent Sergei Isakov kept Malkin's passport with himself and was refusing to give it to Malkin's team.
The team needed Malkin passport in order to obtain Finnish visa for the player (Metallurg goes for some prep games there, and Russians need visas for pretty much all countries in Europe).
Only after Malkin fired Isakov, he got his passport back. Metallurg actually even planned to help Malkin to apply for the replacement passport.
BTW, Malkin's new agent (the one who helped broker Malkin's new contract) is Gennadi Ushakov. Czech media claim (without quoting anybody) that the new contract allegedly commands a sizable salary raise"