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Velichkin said his club had already hired an American lawyer to look after their interests. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and Russian champions AK Bars Kazan said they also planned legal action against NHL clubs. Lokomotiv will seek compensation from the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames after losing their best forwards, Alexei Mikhnov and Andrei Taratukhin, although neither have yet signed with the NHL clubs. "We will sue the Edmonton Oilers if they sign Mikhnov to a contract," said Yuri Lukin, Lokomotiv's general manager in the Russian daily Sports-Express. "As far as I know this hasn't happened yet." The Oilers, meanwhile, say they are in no hurry to sign Mikhnov, waiting to see how the Malkin situation shakes out. -EDMONTON JOURNAL

Are you kidding me?????? Thats just stupid!!!!!!!!!!!