Another year, another round of problems over in the KHL.



Digging into what’s happening in Russian hockey circles can be tough because people often don’t want to talk. They fear being penalized if they complain about the conditions, in the form of never getting a contract again.



One agent this week, however, went on the record because he believes the issue of players not getting paid has become chronic throughout the KHL.



“Guys are kind of used to [not getting paid on time],” said Darryl Wolski, of 2112 Hockey Agency, which represents many players overseas. “It’s a lot of the same old, same old. A lot of the same clubs. But when certain teams haven’t been paid since August, that definitely makes things unravel.”



Washington-based Russian reporter Slava Malamud has mentioned some aspects of what’s going on to social media in the last few weeks:.



According to Wolski, the...