The president of the KHL, **[Aleksey Morozov](https://www.example.com/tags/145-aleksej-morozov/)**, commented on the league’s efforts to prevent circumvention of the salary cap.

“We are thoroughly reviewing every contract termination and signing. One of the rules is that a contract won’t be registered if it exceeds the team’s salary cap. Currently, we have some contracts pending that haven’t been registered. For example, Karputhin’s contract was terminated, freeing up funds which were used to sign a player in the VHL. The club has more financial flexibility now, and the management is looking for a trade for Karputhin from the VHL. However, he can’t join ‘Lada’ or Ufa as there are already three SKA players there. If a club wants to trade a player from the VHL, they must get the player’s consent. There’s no increase in the salary cap.

**”What about contract terminations? Are players protected?”**
“We are monitoring closely and conducting thorough checks. We will continue to oversee this process; at the moment, all transfers, including Tkachev’s, are legitimate. He received compensation and moved to another team. This off-season, many coaches with their own visions have changed. Some players are not satisfied with certain coaches, which leads to trades. It’s quite interesting,” reported Morozov, according to journalist Pavel Panishev from “Championat.”