Morning Hits: Escrow, Fedorov, Wellwood, Coyotes and Nielsen
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  • Bob McKenzie: Initial statement that escrow would be 20 percent was incorrect. The NHLPA decided to reduce it to 14 percent. John Shannon: Players were told that escrow is 14 percent.
  • Pavel Lysenkov: CSKA’s GM Sergei Fedorov is coming out of retirement and will suite up for the team against Mike Keenan’s Metallurg.
  • Rich Nairn: The Coyotes have recalled Tim Kennedy and Brandon Yip. They assigned forwards Chris Brown and Lucas Lessio to the AHL.
  • Mike Halford: Islanders Frans Nielsen was fined $5,000 for his slash on Coyotes Martin Hanzal.