Flyers forward Nik Zherdev’s chances of returning to the NHL suffered a major setback today when a Russian newspaper reported that he may face charges after an altercation with his wife. According to a report in the Russian newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets, Zherdev got into a verbal altercation with his wife at a Russian restaurant, then chased her car and struck it with a pole. According to witnesses he also insulted the woman and threatened her with death. Zherdev recently completed his first season with the Flyers after signing a one-year, $2 million contract. He will become a free agent on July 1.

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