players going overseas?

[jekel101]

my league is doing a draft soon regardless of the lockout. i remember the nba this year where players were signing in different leagues and some of them had options to come back when the lockout was over and some didn't, or some had to play a certain amount of time before they could leave. does anyone know of a place where we can see which players are signing oversea contracts and if they have an out clause in case the nhl resumes?

[Leafs]

my league is doing a draft soon regardless of the lockout. i remember the nba this year where players were signing in different leagues and some of them had options to come back when the lockout was over and some didn't, or some had to play a certain amount of time before they could leave. does anyone know of a place where we can see which players are signing oversea contracts and if they have an out clause in case the nhl resumes?

It's my understanding that the contracts are on a week to week basis so that they can return to the NHL when the lockout ends.

[jekel101]

It's my understanding that the contracts are on a week to week basis so that they can return to the NHL when the lockout ends.

thanks for the quick reply, i guess i was really thinking about older players that can still put up good points in fantasy or players on 1 year contracts like jagr, semin (don't know if he's signed overseas), or selanne, etc. selanne did well last year and every year he thinks if its going to be his last year... my league isn't as big as it was last year most likely because no one is resigning because they don't know when the seasons going to start. if everyone comes back then i'm trying to compile a mental list of players that may just decide to stay overseas and not return, this way i don't draft them.

[Mike]

does anyone know of a place where we can see which players are signing oversea contracts?

Here is the list of players who have signed overseas. But there is no mention of any contract clauses at this link.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=75388