One player who wont be worried about winninga spot on this years Bruins team is Stan "Don't Call Me Stanislav" Chistov. According to various media reports, Chistov has signed a contract with Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Russian Super League. This is a strange move be Stan, seeing as he was now on a team where he was going to get playing time. Also, the timing here is a bit odd, seeing as Chistov had one year left on his NHL contract with the Bruins. Since the Russian Super League doesnt have a transfer agreement with the NHL (most European leagues do) then Russian teams can sign players even with time left on there contracts. The player will be added to a suspended or "defected" list, and, good news for Boston, that players salary will not count against the salary cap. Since Chistov would have been a free agent at the end of next season anyway, this will only apply for one season. This isnt much of a loss for the Bruins seeing as Chistov was part of Boston's growing collection of "Wily Mo Pena's" (guys who just never live up to their potential, for you non baseball fans). This list includes Chistov, Brandon Bochenski, Chuck Kobasew, and to a degree Manny Fernandez.
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