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Center Sergei Fedorov, a Capital for the last season-plus, has all but agreed to a two-year contract with Magnitogorsk Metallurg in the Kontinental Hockey League in his native Russia, his agent informed the Capitals on Thursday. The 39-year-old Fedorov is the all-time leading scorer among NHL players born in Russia. According to Fedorov's agent, Pat Brisson, the deal is "90% done."
The contract will pay Fedorov just shy of the $4 million (U.S.) he received from Washington for the 2008-09 season. With Metallurg, Fedorov will have the opportunity to play alongside his brother Fedor, who is 11 years his junior.
Sergei Fedorov was Detroit's fourth-round choice (74th overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He defected from the former U.S.S.R. at the 1990 Goodwill Games to join the Red Wings, and went on to total 31 goals and 79 points as an NHL rookie in 1990-91. His best season was in 1993-94 when he racked up 56 goals and 120 points on his way to becoming the first Russian player to with the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player.
Fedorov played on three Stanley Cup championship teams in his 13 seasons with Detroit before signing with Anaheim as a free agent for the 2003-04 season. Early in his second season with the Ducks, Fedorov was dealt to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Capitals obtained him from Columbus on Feb. 26, 2008 in exchange for collegiate blueline prospect Theo Ruth.
The smooth-skating Fedorov helped the Caps to Southeast Division crowns in 2007-08 and 2008-09. He totaled 13 goals and 46 points in 70 regular season games as a Capital, and added two goals and 13 points in 21 playoff contests with Washington.
At the heart of Fedorov's Capital legacy is the last goal he ever scored in a Washington uniform. It came in the waning minutes of Game 7 of the Caps' 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinal series with the New York Rangers. Fedorov broke a 1-1 tie when he beat the Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist with a sharp wrist shot, pushing the Caps past the first round of the playoffs for the first time in 11 years in the process.
In 1,248 career regular season games in the NHL, Fedorov piled up 483 goals, 696 assists and 1,179 points to go along with 839 PIM. Wherever his career takes him from here, Fedorov is a lock to be enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The contract will pay Fedorov just shy of the $4 million (U.S.) he received from Washington for the 2008-09 season. With Metallurg, Fedorov will have the opportunity to play alongside his brother Fedor, who is 11 years his junior.
Sergei Fedorov was Detroit's fourth-round choice (74th overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He defected from the former U.S.S.R. at the 1990 Goodwill Games to join the Red Wings, and went on to total 31 goals and 79 points as an NHL rookie in 1990-91. His best season was in 1993-94 when he racked up 56 goals and 120 points on his way to becoming the first Russian player to with the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player.
Fedorov played on three Stanley Cup championship teams in his 13 seasons with Detroit before signing with Anaheim as a free agent for the 2003-04 season. Early in his second season with the Ducks, Fedorov was dealt to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Capitals obtained him from Columbus on Feb. 26, 2008 in exchange for collegiate blueline prospect Theo Ruth.
The smooth-skating Fedorov helped the Caps to Southeast Division crowns in 2007-08 and 2008-09. He totaled 13 goals and 46 points in 70 regular season games as a Capital, and added two goals and 13 points in 21 playoff contests with Washington.
At the heart of Fedorov's Capital legacy is the last goal he ever scored in a Washington uniform. It came in the waning minutes of Game 7 of the Caps' 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinal series with the New York Rangers. Fedorov broke a 1-1 tie when he beat the Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist with a sharp wrist shot, pushing the Caps past the first round of the playoffs for the first time in 11 years in the process.
In 1,248 career regular season games in the NHL, Fedorov piled up 483 goals, 696 assists and 1,179 points to go along with 839 PIM. Wherever his career takes him from here, Fedorov is a lock to be enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
I'm sure it's a sad day for the NHL and caps fan, he was a good contributor last season and his veteran presence will be missed