This morning Igor Eronko tweeted (below) out that longtime Oilers tweener and AHL superstar Anton Lander has agreed to terms with KHL club AK Bars and will start next season. According to the article‘s google translation, he’ll be one of the highest paid foreign players in the KHL. The article also said that nothing would be announced until the end of the season.
Back in October, a list was published on Sportsnet here and it detailed the 30 highest paid players in the KHL. The highest paid “foreign” player was Mikko Koskinen at $1.3M per year. So I guess that means Lander get a slight raise from his $987k that he makes here.
It’s too bad. I really liked Anton Lander and it’s a shame that his wheels never got that upgrade because the heart was there and he was quite good on the defensive side of the puck. Can’t forget about those faceoffs either as he was one of the best draw takers on the Oilers.
The Swede only mustered up 4pts in 22 games this season for Edmonton but a mind-blowing 46pts in 31 games for the Oilers farm club in Bakersfield.
Good Luck in Russia Anton!
Anton Lander mutually agreed to terms with Ak Bars of the #KHL #Oilers https://t.co/wGdIZvibUX
— Igor Eronko (@IgorEronko) March 23, 2017
Ak Bars wanted a C who could replace Vladimir Tkachyov, cause Tkachyov seeks a deal in the NHL. Looks like they found a replacement
— Igor Eronko (@IgorEronko) March 23, 2017
AkBars source has indeed confirmed that Anton Lander will join AkBars. He will become one of the highest paid KHL imports.
— Aivis Kalniņš (@aiviskalnins) March 23, 2017
