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Rather salty aren't we?

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Hey everyone, been awhile! Need to get back into the grind of doing my tasks... the return has just been a bit of an adjustment and we've been running around like crazy. Shortly before we returned home, we got the sad news that one of my partners parents was in the ICU on life support... We hustled up on a 6 hour drive to go visit for a few days... Fortunately, at least for now, things have improved quite a lot. Then just getting my Nissan 370z back on the road for a few months (battery was toast), getting all our phones back up and working and everything else that came with it. Tomorrow I have my first day of work at my new job. I applied to a bunch of places while in Australia and did a few interviews at 10PM, landed all 3 jobs I interviewed for and then finally made my choice. I'm heading back as a foreman in the engineering department and will be making decent money again (not quite what I was, but the role is also one below what I used to be). Nervous! I hate those awkward moments. New faces, new places... but I feel better than I used to. I put a lot of work into myself over the last couple years! With all that catching up being done, let's blab about our wonderful league.
 
Seattle lost out of playoffs and it hurt. We faced a really great team, who have been our strong rivals for some time. It certainly sucks. We've had good rosters, but just couldn't quite go the distance. That's why we've decided to do a little bit of a transition! Yaroslav Bogatyrev mentioned something about "angry comments" after one of our deals being voided and has had some salty media come out. Literally, jokingly with a slight form of desperation too as 14th OA was on the line if they signed, I said "what the heck is it going to take?". This is after they responded to no one for days but can come out with sassy little articles. Seattle gave a lot to them and really stood by them. They never turned into the star they should have became when Seattle drafted them. Everyone had that expectation. But we're fortunate and grateful for what he did while he was here. He was awesome! It's a shame what he's doing now, not the leaving - we support that and a change of scenery so he succeeds and is fulfilled, but his whining. It is what it is though! Seattle had a crazy off-season, but we managed to transition nicely. Lots of big draft picks, trades and restocking the shelves.. and we might be able to do it all again while also still chasing after small hopes at a championship. Wouldn't be the first time we played sleeper team and pulled it off. Lots of time left for things to change. Most teams in both conferences are trying to compete.. so excited to see how this season plays out. 

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What a fiasco. From the top down the league needs to review it's policies.

MOSCOW, October 19, 2023 (Shaiba.ru) – Yaroslav Bogatyrev is in a state of flux. The Russian-born forward was meant to have left Seattle; traded four days ago to HC Davos Dynamo. However, last night the VHL Board informed both the Bears and Davos that the trade had been voided, given that the terms of the trade could likely not be enforced due to one of the conditions (that the 3rd round pick sent by Davos for Bogatyrev’s rights turns into a 1st should the Russian forward sign with the Swiss club) being unenforceable in the event that Bogatyrev signed after the upcoming draft.
 
All in all, it appears to be a shambles from all parties involved. Firstly, the two teams for agreeing to such terms in the first place, and secondly, the league for not having robust compliance procedures in order so that this trade sat approved for four days before eventually being voided.
 
“It’s a fiasco,” Oleg Markov, Yaroslav Bogatyrev’s agent, told Shaiba.ru on Thursday. “I don’t understand how the league’s management approved this trade in the first place. Surely the onus on them is to check the trade before it is announced, rather than only realize once it’s too late.”
 
Markov also raised issue with the tactics levied by both general managers to put pressure on Bogatyrev to make a decision one way or another.
 
“My client has made it clear to all parties that he will be going to the free agency discussion period. We do not welcome any attempts to try and force my client’s hand to make a decision before he is inclined to. From both sides, we have received unacceptable approaches. Firstly, from Seattle who has repeatedly attempted to try and make my client accept a sign and trade, and to whom also sent an angry message yesterday evening following the voiding of the trade. Additionally, we did not appreciate from Davos’s side the sending of a contract before my client was even ready to begin discussions,” Markov said.
 
Yaroslav Bogatyrev is expected to be one of the most highly sought-after free agents once the discussion period opens on Friday. The five-year veteran is coming off a 45-goal season and is primed to thrive on a new team with a new style of play. For a number of seasons, Seattle have been a strong defensive team but have struggled to put the puck in the net.
 
Since announcing his intention to test free agency, Bogatyrev has made no public comments, instead directing all conversation through Mr. Markov. It seems that we are unlikely to hear from the Russian forward until the weekend. There is no word yet on teams that are interested in the Nizhnii Tagil-born winger’s services. It is expected that Bogatyrev is likely to command a significant salary given that he is in the midst of his prime and was the second top goal scorer in the VHL last season.
 
According to insider sources, Bogatyrev is likely to only accept a short-term contract, although this could not be confirmed. Bogatyrev is said to be in the midst of preparations for the upcoming World Cup, his first opportunity at international gold.

MOSCOW, October 19, 2023 (Shaiba.ru) – Yaroslav Bogatyrev is in a state of flux. The Russian-born forward was meant to have left Seattle; traded four days ago to HC Davos Dynamo. However, last night the VHL Board informed both the Bears and Davos that the trade had been voided, given that the terms of the trade could likely not be enforced due to one of the conditions (that the 3rd round pick sent by Davos for Bogatyrev’s rights turns into a 1st should the Russian forward sign with the Swiss club) being unenforceable in the event that Bogatyrev signed after the upcoming draft.
 
All in all, it appears to be a shambles from all parties involved. Firstly, the two teams for agreeing to such terms in the first place, and secondly, the league for not having robust compliance procedures in order so that this trade sat approved for four days before eventually being voided.
 
“It’s a fiasco,” Oleg Markov, Yaroslav Bogatyrev’s agent, told Shaiba.ru on Thursday. “I don’t understand how the league’s management approved this trade in the first place. Surely the onus on them is to check the trade before it is announced, rather than only realize once it’s too late.”
 
Markov also raised issue with the tactics levied by both general managers to put pressure on Bogatyrev to make a decision one way or another.
 
“My client has made it clear to all parties that he will be going to the free agency discussion period. We do not welcome any attempts to try and force my client’s hand to make a decision before he is inclined to. From both sides, we have received unacceptable approaches. Firstly, from Seattle who has repeatedly attempted to try and make my client accept a sign and trade, and to whom also sent an angry message yesterday evening following the voiding of the trade. Additionally, we did not appreciate from Davos’s side the sending of a contract before my client was even ready to begin discussions,” Markov said.
 
Yaroslav Bogatyrev is expected to be one of the most highly sought-after free agents once the discussion period opens on Friday. The five-year veteran is coming off a 45-goal season and is primed to thrive on a new team with a new style of play. For a number of seasons, Seattle have been a strong defensive team but have struggled to put the puck in the net.
 
Since announcing his intention to test free agency, Bogatyrev has made no public comments, instead directing all conversation through Mr. Markov. It seems that we are unlikely to hear from the Russian forward until the weekend. There is no word yet on teams that are interested in the Nizhnii Tagil-born winger’s services. It is expected that Bogatyrev is likely to command a significant salary given that he is in the midst of his prime and was the second top goal scorer in the VHL last season.
 
According to insider sources, Bogatyrev is likely to only accept a short-term contract, although this could not be confirmed. Bogatyrev is said to be in the midst of preparations for the upcoming World Cup, his first opportunity at international gold.

@jacobcarson877 I'm taking your likes on my posts to be a form of tampering.

The main issue is that we were assuming the draft would be after FA so it wouldn't have an effect. The draft being pushed up to before FA made the conditions technically impossible to handle because your decision which would only happen after would have been adjusting draft picks.
 
If you had immediately signed or the draft had been later it literally wouldn't have been an issue at all. Additionally we realistically don't look that hard at trades during the off-season because the main thing they would be voided over would be cap compliance which doesn't matter in the off-season; conditions also strictly are up to the GM's to enforce.
 
Long and short is that it was a complicated situation that had the potential to set some really bad precedent so it was cleaner just to void it out. It should have been done earlier but we weren't made aware of the complication (because again, we don't really handle conditions and don't actively check every intricate detail of every trade during the off season) until yesterday morning so we dealt with it as fast as we could. 

Thanks for letting me have a moment of being the top player of something. 

MOSCOW, October 19, 2023 (Shaiba.ru) – Yaroslav Bogatyrev is in a state of flux. The Russian-born forward was meant to have left Seattle; traded four days ago to HC Davos Dynamo. However, last night the VHL Board informed both the Bears and Davos that the trade had been voided, given that the terms of the trade could likely not be enforced due to one of the conditions (that the 3rd round pick sent by Davos for Bogatyrev’s rights turns into a 1st should the Russian forward sign with the Swiss club) being unenforceable in the event that Bogatyrev signed after the upcoming draft.
 
All in all, it appears to be a shambles from all parties involved. Firstly, the two teams for agreeing to such terms in the first place, and secondly, the league for not having robust compliance procedures in order so that this trade sat approved for four days before eventually being voided.
 
“It’s a fiasco,” Oleg Markov, Yaroslav Bogatyrev’s agent, told Shaiba.ru on Thursday. “I don’t understand how the league’s management approved this trade in the first place. Surely the onus on them is to check the trade before it is announced, rather than only realize once it’s too late.”
 
Markov also raised issue with the tactics levied by both general managers to put pressure on Bogatyrev to make a decision one way or another.
 
“My client has made it clear to all parties that he will be going to the free agency discussion period. We do not welcome any attempts to try and force my client’s hand to make a decision before he is inclined to. From both sides, we have received unacceptable approaches. Firstly, from Seattle who has repeatedly attempted to try and make my client accept a sign and trade, and to whom also sent an angry message yesterday evening following the voiding of the trade. Additionally, we did not appreciate from Davos’s side the sending of a contract before my client was even ready to begin discussions,” Markov said.
 
Yaroslav Bogatyrev is expected to be one of the most highly sought-after free agents once the discussion period opens on Friday. The five-year veteran is coming off a 45-goal season and is primed to thrive on a new team with a new style of play. For a number of seasons, Seattle have been a strong defensive team but have struggled to put the puck in the net.
 
Since announcing his intention to test free agency, Bogatyrev has made no public comments, instead directing all conversation through Mr. Markov. It seems that we are unlikely to hear from the Russian forward until the weekend. There is no word yet on teams that are interested in the Nizhnii Tagil-born winger’s services. It is expected that Bogatyrev is likely to command a significant salary given that he is in the midst of his prime and was the second top goal scorer in the VHL last season.
 
According to insider sources, Bogatyrev is likely to only accept a short-term contract, although this could not be confirmed. Bogatyrev is said to be in the midst of preparations for the upcoming World Cup, his first opportunity at international gold.

MOSCOW, October 19, 2023 (Shaiba.ru) – Yaroslav Bogatyrev is in a state of flux. The Russian-born forward was meant to have left Seattle; traded four days ago to HC Davos Dynamo. However, last night the VHL Board informed both the Bears and Davos that the trade had been voided, given that the terms of the trade could likely not be enforced due to one of the conditions (that the 3rd round pick sent by Davos for Bogatyrev’s rights turns into a 1st should the Russian forward sign with the Swiss club) being unenforceable in the event that Bogatyrev signed after the upcoming draft.
 
All in all, it appears to be a shambles from all parties involved. Firstly, the two teams for agreeing to such terms in the first place, and secondly, the league for not having robust compliance procedures in order so that this trade sat approved for four days before eventually being voided.
 
“It’s a fiasco,” Oleg Markov, Yaroslav Bogatyrev’s agent, told Shaiba.ru on Thursday. “I don’t understand how the league’s management approved this trade in the first place. Surely the onus on them is to check the trade before it is announced, rather than only realize once it’s too late.”
 
Markov also raised issue with the tactics levied by both general managers to put pressure on Bogatyrev to make a decision one way or another.
 
“My client has made it clear to all parties that he will be going to the free agency discussion period. We do not welcome any attempts to try and force my client’s hand to make a decision before he is inclined to. From both sides, we have received unacceptable approaches. Firstly, from Seattle who has repeatedly attempted to try and make my client accept a sign and trade, and to whom also sent an angry message yesterday evening following the voiding of the trade. Additionally, we did not appreciate from Davos’s side the sending of a contract before my client was even ready to begin discussions,” Markov said.
 
Yaroslav Bogatyrev is expected to be one of the most highly sought-after free agents once the discussion period opens on Friday. The five-year veteran is coming off a 45-goal season and is primed to thrive on a new team with a new style of play. For a number of seasons, Seattle have been a strong defensive team but have struggled to put the puck in the net.
 
Since announcing his intention to test free agency, Bogatyrev has made no public comments, instead directing all conversation through Mr. Markov. It seems that we are unlikely to hear from the Russian forward until the weekend. There is no word yet on teams that are interested in the Nizhnii Tagil-born winger’s services. It is expected that Bogatyrev is likely to command a significant salary given that he is in the midst of his prime and was the second top goal scorer in the VHL last season.
 
According to insider sources, Bogatyrev is likely to only accept a short-term contract, although this could not be confirmed. Bogatyrev is said to be in the midst of preparations for the upcoming World Cup, his first opportunity at international gold.

MOSCOW, October 19, 2023 (Shaiba.ru) – Yaroslav Bogatyrev is in a state of flux. The Russian-born forward was meant to have left Seattle; traded four days ago to HC Davos Dynamo. However, last night the VHL Board informed both the Bears and Davos that the trade had been voided, given that the terms of the trade could likely not be enforced due to one of the conditions (that the 3rd round pick sent by Davos for Bogatyrev’s rights turns into a 1st should the Russian forward sign with the Swiss club) being unenforceable in the event that Bogatyrev signed after the upcoming draft.
 
All in all, it appears to be a shambles from all parties involved. Firstly, the two teams for agreeing to such terms in the first place, and secondly, the league for not having robust compliance procedures in order so that this trade sat approved for four days before eventually being voided.
 
“It’s a fiasco,” Oleg Markov, Yaroslav Bogatyrev’s agent, told Shaiba.ru on Thursday. “I don’t understand how the league’s management approved this trade in the first place. Surely the onus on them is to check the trade before it is announced, rather than only realize once it’s too late.”
 
Markov also raised issue with the tactics levied by both general managers to put pressure on Bogatyrev to make a decision one way or another.
 
“My client has made it clear to all parties that he will be going to the free agency discussion period. We do not welcome any attempts to try and force my client’s hand to make a decision before he is inclined to. From both sides, we have received unacceptable approaches. Firstly, from Seattle who has repeatedly attempted to try and make my client accept a sign and trade, and to whom also sent an angry message yesterday evening following the voiding of the trade. Additionally, we did not appreciate from Davos’s side the sending of a contract before my client was even ready to begin discussions,” Markov said.
 
Yaroslav Bogatyrev is expected to be one of the most highly sought-after free agents once the discussion period opens on Friday. The five-year veteran is coming off a 45-goal season and is primed to thrive on a new team with a new style of play. For a number of seasons, Seattle have been a strong defensive team but have struggled to put the puck in the net.
 
Since announcing his intention to test free agency, Bogatyrev has made no public comments, instead directing all conversation through Mr. Markov. It seems that we are unlikely to hear from the Russian forward until the weekend. There is no word yet on teams that are interested in the Nizhnii Tagil-born winger’s services. It is expected that Bogatyrev is likely to command a significant salary given that he is in the midst of his prime and was the second top goal scorer in the VHL last season.
 
According to insider sources, Bogatyrev is likely to only accept a short-term contract, although this could not be confirmed. Bogatyrev is said to be in the midst of preparations for the upcoming World Cup, his first opportunity at international gold.

@jacobcarson877 I'm taking your likes on my posts to be a form of tampering.

It’s fair to say that Yaroslav Bogatyrev is unlikely have his name remembered in HC Davos Dynamo folklore. The Russian forward spent a total of four days on the team, and the history books will go down without him ever having been a member of the team, let alone having played a game for them.
 
On Thursday, it was announced that a trade between the Seattle Bears and HC Davos Dynamo for the Russian forward’s free agent rights had been voided. Despite having no intention with signing with the team before the start of free agency, Bogatyrev had travelled to Switzerland to hold talks with the team, at his choosing. At the time, it was thought that the Russian forward could be convinced to join the side if they were successful in acquiring the rights to another prominent free agent. However, those plans came and went.
 
One day later, on Friday, Bogatyrev was spotted in the departure lounge of Zurich airport.  It is unknown where he was flying to, as it remains unclear where the Russian forward will be playing next season.

MOSCOW, October 19, 2023 (Shaiba.ru) – Yaroslav Bogatyrev is in a state of flux. The Russian-born forward was meant to have left Seattle; traded four days ago to HC Davos Dynamo. However, last night the VHL Board informed both the Bears and Davos that the trade had been voided, given that the terms of the trade could likely not be enforced due to one of the conditions (that the 3rd round pick sent by Davos for Bogatyrev’s rights turns into a 1st should the Russian forward sign with the Swiss club) being unenforceable in the event that Bogatyrev signed after the upcoming draft.
 
All in all, it appears to be a shambles from all parties involved. Firstly, the two teams for agreeing to such terms in the first place, and secondly, the league for not having robust compliance procedures in order so that this trade sat approved for four days before eventually being voided.
 
“It’s a fiasco,” Oleg Markov, Yaroslav Bogatyrev’s agent, told Shaiba.ru on Thursday. “I don’t understand how the league’s management approved this trade in the first place. Surely the onus on them is to check the trade before it is announced, rather than only realize once it’s too late.”
 
Markov also raised issue with the tactics levied by both general managers to put pressure on Bogatyrev to make a decision one way or another.
 
“My client has made it clear to all parties that he will be going to the free agency discussion period. We do not welcome any attempts to try and force my client’s hand to make a decision before he is inclined to. From both sides, we have received unacceptable approaches. Firstly, from Seattle who has repeatedly attempted to try and make my client accept a sign and trade, and to whom also sent an angry message yesterday evening following the voiding of the trade. Additionally, we did not appreciate from Davos’s side the sending of a contract before my client was even ready to begin discussions,” Markov said.
 
Yaroslav Bogatyrev is expected to be one of the most highly sought-after free agents once the discussion period opens on Friday. The five-year veteran is coming off a 45-goal season and is primed to thrive on a new team with a new style of play. For a number of seasons, Seattle have been a strong defensive team but have struggled to put the puck in the net.
 
Since announcing his intention to test free agency, Bogatyrev has made no public comments, instead directing all conversation through Mr. Markov. It seems that we are unlikely to hear from the Russian forward until the weekend. There is no word yet on teams that are interested in the Nizhnii Tagil-born winger’s services. It is expected that Bogatyrev is likely to command a significant salary given that he is in the midst of his prime and was the second top goal scorer in the VHL last season.
 
According to insider sources, Bogatyrev is likely to only accept a short-term contract, although this could not be confirmed. Bogatyrev is said to be in the midst of preparations for the upcoming World Cup, his first opportunity at international gold.

MOSCOW, October 19, 2023 (Shaiba.ru) – Yaroslav Bogatyrev is in a state of flux. The Russian-born forward was meant to have left Seattle; traded four days ago to HC Davos Dynamo. However, last night the VHL Board informed both the Bears and Davos that the trade had been voided, given that the terms of the trade could likely not be enforced due to one of the conditions (that the 3rd round pick sent by Davos for Bogatyrev’s rights turns into a 1st should the Russian forward sign with the Swiss club) being unenforceable in the event that Bogatyrev signed after the upcoming draft.
 
All in all, it appears to be a shambles from all parties involved. Firstly, the two teams for agreeing to such terms in the first place, and secondly, the league for not having robust compliance procedures in order so that this trade sat approved for four days before eventually being voided.
 
“It’s a fiasco,” Oleg Markov, Yaroslav Bogatyrev’s agent, told Shaiba.ru on Thursday. “I don’t understand how the league’s management approved this trade in the first place. Surely the onus on them is to check the trade before it is announced, rather than only realize once it’s too late.”
 
Markov also raised issue with the tactics levied by both general managers to put pressure on Bogatyrev to make a decision one way or another.
 
“My client has made it clear to all parties that he will be going to the free agency discussion period. We do not welcome any attempts to try and force my client’s hand to make a decision before he is inclined to. From both sides, we have received unacceptable approaches. Firstly, from Seattle who has repeatedly attempted to try and make my client accept a sign and trade, and to whom also sent an angry message yesterday evening following the voiding of the trade. Additionally, we did not appreciate from Davos’s side the sending of a contract before my client was even ready to begin discussions,” Markov said.
 
Yaroslav Bogatyrev is expected to be one of the most highly sought-after free agents once the discussion period opens on Friday. The five-year veteran is coming off a 45-goal season and is primed to thrive on a new team with a new style of play. For a number of seasons, Seattle have been a strong defensive team but have struggled to put the puck in the net.
 
Since announcing his intention to test free agency, Bogatyrev has made no public comments, instead directing all conversation through Mr. Markov. It seems that we are unlikely to hear from the Russian forward until the weekend. There is no word yet on teams that are interested in the Nizhnii Tagil-born winger’s services. It is expected that Bogatyrev is likely to command a significant salary given that he is in the midst of his prime and was the second top goal scorer in the VHL last season.
 
According to insider sources, Bogatyrev is likely to only accept a short-term contract, although this could not be confirmed. Bogatyrev is said to be in the midst of preparations for the upcoming World Cup, his first opportunity at international gold.

It’s fair to say that Yaroslav Bogatyrev is unlikely have his name remembered in HC Davos Dynamo folklore. The Russian forward spent a total of four days on the team, and the history books will go down without him ever having been a member of the team, let alone having played a game for them.
 
On Thursday, it was announced that a trade between the Seattle Bears and HC Davos Dynamo for the Russian forward’s free agent rights had been voided. Despite having no intention with signing with the team before the start of free agency, Bogatyrev had travelled to Switzerland to hold talks with the team, at his choosing. At the time, it was thought that the Russian forward could be convinced to join the side if they were successful in acquiring the rights to another prominent free agent. However, those plans came and went.
 
One day later, on Friday, Bogatyrev was spotted in the departure lounge of Zurich airport.  It is unknown where he was flying to, as it remains unclear where the Russian forward will be playing next season.

Hi @jRuutu. Usually I am a big supporter of your texts, but the fact that you can't take the effort to spell Bogatyrev correctly means that I have to say, with all respect, that you suck.

Hi @jRuutu. Usually I am a big supporter of your texts, but the fact that you can't take the effort to spell Bogatyrev correctly means that I have to say, with all respect, that you suck.

Hi @jRuutu. Usually I am a big supporter of your texts, but the fact that you can't take the effort to spell Bogatyrev correctly means that I have to say, with all respect, that you suck.

MOSCOW, October 6, 2023 (Shaiba.ru) – The Yaroslav Bogatyrev era is almost certainly over in Seattle. According to sources close to the Nizhnii Tagil native, Bogatyrev informed the team on Wednesday that he would not be signing a new contract and would test free agency for the first time in his career.
 
S90 was a disappointing end to what has been a mixed bag for the second overall pick in the S86 VHL Entry Draft. Bogatyrev joined the team with high expectations having been drafted one place behind The Frenchman. After two disappointing seasons, Bogatyrev’s game grew significantly in S88, and he finished the last season with 45 goals, the second most in the entire VHL.
 
However, Bogatyrev was always left frustrated with not getting his hands on the Continental Cup, particularly in S88 when the Bears were one win away from the VHL crown before losing three straight games to the London United in the finals.
 
It is thought that the Bears failure to rebuild following the departures of key veterans Hulk Hogan 2 and Tavish Degroot, which left the team unable to make it past the Vancouver Wolves in the North American Wild Card, prompted Bogatyrev’s decision to leave the club.
 
Bogatyrev was named the Seattle Bears captain ahead of S90, but the Bears poor performance throughout the season left fans critical of the decision. In fact, Bogatyrev has never really been fully accepted by the Seattle faithful, many of whom were left frustrated with the supposed stars first two seasons in which he only scored 75 points.
 
 
UPDATE (15:50 MSK)
 
Following the publication of our story earlier today, Yaroslav Bogatyrev confirmed on social media that he will be leaving the Seattle Bears this offseason.
 
“I’m writing this with a heavy heart but a clear mind. I will become a free agent upon the conclusion of S90 after failing to reach an agreement with the Seattle Bears on a new contract. I have no complaints to the team’s management, who were cordial throughout the entire process. After five seasons here, one as captain, I feel that I have given my all as a Seattle Bear, but that I know feel that is time for us to go in different directions.
 
I am looking forward to a fresh start, wherever that may be. I want to thank the Seattle fans for their support throughout my entire career to date. It was certainly difficult coming into this league as a rookie, but you showed patience throughout my struggles, and I felt your support when you started to believe in me.
 
Of course, there were difficult times, and I’m sad that I could never repay your trust in me with a Continental Cup, but if there is one thing that the Bears have proven time and again, it’s that you can never count them out. I’m sure they will be competing again soon, and I will look forward to returning to Seattle for games, this time in the away locker room, in the near future,” Bogatyrev wrote on Instagram.

Thanks for the five seasons Captain Bog, was fun playing beside you for a good chunk this season too  
 
Good luck wherever you go! We’ll be routing for you no matter what