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Backstrom to Second-Choice Dynamo Not Quite a Done Deal?

Nicklas Backstrom has signed with the KHL’s Dynamo Moscow, reuniting him with Alex Ovechkin for the duration of the lockout… or has he?

Per Aftonbladet’s Sportbladet:

It’s unlikely that anything here will cause a deal to fall through at this point, but stranger things have happened. And, to clarify, it sounds as if Dynamo would be fine with Backstrom leaving in the event that the NHL lockout ends, but wouldn’t want to give him an out should an opportunity with another non-NHL club become available… which brings us to the next point, that bit about his former Swedish club, Brynäs, being Backstrom’s first choice, which is something Backstrom himself told Expressen (see also here), as he spoke of his decision to head to Moscow:

Brynäs is in a bit of a spot here, given the Swedish Elite League’s lack of desire to make use potentially short-term NHL labor, something the club apparently supports and intends to honor. Back to Sportbladet:

So there you have it – two Leagues (the NHL and SEL) now have said “No” to the Caps’ top pivot, so he’s off to Moscow to pair up with his pal Ovi… assuming the i’s get dotted and t’s get crossed. As with seemingly everything related to this lockout, it’s clear as mud.

(H/t to Malin on the translations – super work, as always.)

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