| 03 September 2010
From Dmitry Chesnokov's Twitter:
Slava Kozlov has not yet made a decision as to which KHL club he will sign with. But it appears he'll def play in the KHL.
Vyacheslav "Slava" Kozlov spent a decade in Detroit as a part of the famous "Russian Five" combo with Fedorov, Larionov, Fetisov, and Konstantinov before being shipped off to Buffalo in the blockbuster trade that brought insane Czech goalie Dominik Hasek to Detroit.
I remember really like Kozlov, but it was hard to be upset about trading him for Hasek, who was playing absolutely magnificent hockey for Buffalo. Hasek would win two Cups with Detroit, one in 2002 as our starter.
Kozlov only played in 38 games with the Sabres before signing with the Atlanta Thrashers before the 2002-2003 season. He played in Atlanta for 7 complete seasons. His NHL career ends at 38 years old and he will return to Mother Russia.
So long, Kozzy. It was always fun to hear Bud Lynch butcher your first name.
