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Usually when any of us sign a contract or an agreement, we've been conditioned to read everything, including the fine print so as to protect ourselves from future financial disputes, differences in work expectations and even loopholes within a collective bargaining agreement that allow salary caps to get exploited. OK, most of us haven't had to deal with that last one.
Tomas Bulik, now formerly of Yugra of the KHL, didn't worry about that because, well, he apparently didn't read the form that was placed in front of him last month because he didn't know the language. Bulik's agent, former NHL goaltender Andrei Trefilov, claims that what was represented as a document to help Bulik, a native of Slovakia, get a visa/work permit, turned out to be his release form.
Via AllHockey.ru, Trefilov released this statement on Saturday (translation by Dmitry):
"A month ago the club handed a paper to my client allegedly from the Federal Migration Service and asked him to sign it, saying that it was needed to obtain a visa. And today this paper surfaced again, and it turned out that it was about a mutual agreement to terminate a contract, which was an absolute shock to me and my client.
"We have already filed a complaint to the union and the KHL. I hope that the decision that will be made will contribute to restoring justice, otherwise the international reputation of our league will be undermined. If the team is going to lie to players, it has no place in our league."
Usually when any of us sign a contract or an agreement, we've been conditioned to read everything, including the fine print so as to protect ourselves from future financial disputes, differences in work expectations and even loopholes within a collective bargaining agreement that allow salary caps to get exploited. OK, most of us haven't had to deal with that last one.
Tomas Bulik, now formerly of Yugra of the KHL, didn't worry about that because, well, he apparently didn't read the form that was placed in front of him last month because he didn't know the language. Bulik's agent, former NHL goaltender Andrei Trefilov, claims that what was represented as a document to help Bulik, a native of Slovakia, get a visa/work permit, turned out to be his release form.
Via AllHockey.ru, Trefilov released this statement on Saturday (translation by Dmitry):
"A month ago the club handed a paper to my client allegedly from the Federal Migration Service and asked him to sign it, saying that it was needed to obtain a visa. And today this paper surfaced again, and it turned out that it was about a mutual agreement to terminate a contract, which was an absolute shock to me and my client.
"We have already filed a complaint to the union and the KHL. I hope that the decision that will be made will contribute to restoring justice, otherwise the international reputation of our league will be undermined. If the team is going to lie to players, it has no place in our league."
