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To explain the Québec Nordiques' decision to give a 2-year contract to the Soviet
National Team #1 goalie, Sergei Mylnikov, for $300,000 a year (which, in 1989-90, was the
average salary of the 200 best paid NHLers) plus the same amount for the Soviet hockey
federation, the president of the Nordiques said:"In order
to bounce back as one of the league's more competitive team, we simply had no choice but
to go all out and get an athlete of Sergei's caliber"
-- Marcel Aubut - September 1989
Aubut did better negotiating a price when he sold the Nordiques than
scouting players...! Mylnikov, who was never again seen playing hockey in North America,
played 10 games for the Nordiques with a record of 1 win, 7 losses, 2 ties and a GAA of
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