Many good Russian players this summer left the KHL to join the NHL ( Artemi Panarin , Evgeni Medvedev , and many others ) .
The top Russian league is still an interesting place for developing players .
Many good Russian players this summer left the KHL to join the NHL ( Artemi Panarin , Evgeni Medvedev , and many others ) , but the top Russian league is still an interesting place for developing players .