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07/07/1990 New Jersey Devils sign Viacheslav Fetisov to NHL contracts despite criticism

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devils to sign Fetisov

Among the post-season player changes Lamoriello made in the off-season was the signing of two Soviet stars – Viacheslav Fetisov and Sergei Starikov. The Devils drafted Fetisov years earlier in the 1983 Entry Draft, but the Soviet Government did not allow Fetisov, who was a member of the national team, to leave the country.