Today, Semyon Der-Arguchintsev’s KHL team, Torpedo, was eliminated from the playoffs, falling to East conference leader Ak Bars in four straight games. Ak Bars is lying in wait now for Salavat Yulaev, Rodion Amirov’s team, who lead their series 3-1. But Torpedo failed to launch, and now the loan of Der-Arguchintsev comes to an end.
Usually when a Russian player finishes the KHL season, he’s not available to join an AHL team because before this pandemic season, it was very rare for Russians to be under contract in the NHL and loaned to a KHL team. Der-Arguchintsev was not under contract in the usual way to Torpedo, he was loaned, so he should not have to wait out the end of his contract to the club until May 1.