Doubt Panarin is welcome back in Russia as is. He probably isn't summering there.

I don’t think the Avs will be able to afford that Nichuskin contract

Geno says he'll take a discount to get his cap down to $82.5M 😂

Geno is in Miami right now and it is safe to say he won’t be returning to Russia this summer after that news

Who knows, that cap might go up next year😂

Most of them will probably get suckered into a "donation for the war effort" or some bull**** and be fine. The ones with the NHL money rolling in aren't gonna be effected, it'll be more players like Fedotov.

Fedotov is likely getting fined and then comes to Philly later this year. He has a right for a draft exemption since he leaves the country for a period longer than 6 months. Folks over 27 cannot get drafted, so Ovi, Geno and other older players are not affected. Btw, this is a common thing in countries with an obligatory military service. I remember the issue with soccer star player Son from the Spurs who had troubles with South Korean law due to that. So, i think there would be no trouble for Russian players to come to the NHL this summer.

Spends every summer in Chelyabinsk.

Geno is also a US citizen.

I just realized why Dubas is looking to trade Mikheyev's rights...I suspect Lyubushkin will be gone at that price

There is a little more to his story. He played for CSKA which is owned by the government and it's players are considered members of the military (the A stands for army). Fedotov told the team he was quitting to play in the NHL. They declared him AWOL and arrested him. I just saw that he was taken away in an ambulance, but who knows if that's accurate. Russian isn't going to allow it's national team goalie to abandon the military to go to the US right now. They are conducting annual conscription right now and are struggling to man the front lines. I suspect they will probably make an example of him

I think hockey CSKA is no longer affiliated with the military that much, thus they get no extemptions. If that was the case, he would have already fulfilled his duty (in Russia the service is 1 year). We do not have the info about why he was taken by the ambulance, but this might very well be the advice of his legal team (say for getting an exemptions due to health issues. For instance, simulating brain concussion is a renowned way to avoid getting drafted since it is usually diagnosed symptomatically without using any modern tools so you can fake the symptoms). The fact that he was arrested is surprising to me. I myself passed through the process of getting an exemption due to leaving the country to study in the US and that is pretty easy. You just go there, write a paper and thats it. The fact that he was taken means that he did not do that despite having all the money for lawyers who could advise him on the issue. Btw, we are not playing international sports for a couple of years, so I doubt we need him in goals against Belarus and Russia U21. His case would go to the civil court, which means that the docs would be available online on the court’s website. If you want, I will translate them to you once they are out.

Yes they can make example of him, but he wont see any action:
1. Too much attention for situation.
2. You need to sign military contract (in last 2 mounths number of contractors have increased because they pay 4-5 more tines more than average salary).
I think its will going to court, court declare him guilty, he pay some amount money (maybe from flyers pocket), and after a year or two he in USA.

Russian NHL stars traveled home; will they all be back? ‘It’s a big unknown’ - The Athletic

Good read about the situation regarding travel and visas if you haven't come across it already. Article from July 1st by Russo and Robson (The Athletic).