Even though Lubomir Visnovsky's North American agent is the (reluctant?) purveyor of his statements claiming he's decided to stay with KHL Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia, out of the other side of his mouth he's acknowledging -- again -- that he has to and will report to the Islanders if forced, Newsday reports.

In related news, KHL officials and some players are making something of a fuss in Russian media about maybe the NHL lockout puts those contracts in jeopardy, but you that's how that whole drill goes. If Ilya Kovalchuk stays in the KHL this season, then the Hudson River is the secret to the Northwest Passage.