Lacouture Leaves Hurricanes for KHL?

According to tsn.ca, Carolina Hurricanes left wing Dan Lacouture is believed to have left the team for Russia to play in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The Hurricanes are not sure which team Lacouture intends to sign with, but will suspend him if he signs in the KHL. Lacouture signed a one-year contract with the Hurricanes in October after being invited to their training camp on a tryout basis. In 11 games so far this season, Lacouture has two goals. He has been playing in the Hurricanes' AHL affiliate, the Albany River Rats, since November 4. If Lacouture does indeed sign in the KHL, it will fuel the feud between them and the NHL, with the KHL abandoning its policy of honoring players already under NHL contracts. Lacouture is a marginal player at best, so the NHL should not feel too threatened by his defection to the KHL. The best players the KHL has lured over to Russia are Jaromir Jagr and Alexander Radulov, with the rest being 4th line and marginal players. If the KHL continues to attract sub-par talent to their league, they will never be a serious threat to the NHL.