Andrei Markov skated and scored last Thursday in Chƒteauguay during the first game of the Tourn‚e des joueurs charity exhibition series. He played in 13 of Montreal's final 14 games last season after missing the vast majority of the year with his second torn anterior cruciate ligament in less than seven months. He feels healthier than he's been in the past three years, where he's played in just 65 total contests, but he's currently locked out by the NHL. If the lockout lingers, Markov would be open to a return to Russia to play in the KHL. "It's a possibility. I just want to play," he said. "To lose another season would be my third. I don't want to do that. If I'm going to have options over there, I'll look at them. Actually, I'm looking forward to playing there. Why not? It's like a new league. There are good players there."