Several days ago, Pierre LeBrun of TSN broke the news that Nikita Soshnikov has a KHL out clause in his contract that kicks in on November 15. Initially it was reported that the Leafs had to call him up before that date, or he could exercise it and demand a loan to a KHL team, assuming one was interested.
Now, as of Friday night’s Leafs game on TSN, the word is that this clause is not a one-time option, but is in fact something that runs for the rest of this season, so the Leafs need to call him up and keep him on the team, or he can opt to go to the KHL at any time.