MONACO -- Russia will stay stuck in track and fields doghouse, its athletes banned from competing under their own flag, until February at the earliest.In his latest update on Russian anti-doping efforts, Rune Andersen said on Thursday there has been progress but that his taskforce which is monitoring the situation for the IAAF is not yet ready to give Russia a clean bill of health.The taskforce wants to return to Moscow in January, and also is waiting for a report next week that is expected to detail how Russian authorities subverted drug testing at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the Norwegian anti-doping expert said.RUSAF, the Russian Athletics Federation, has been suspended by the IAAF since November 2015, after a damning World Anti-Doping Agency-commissioned report detailed the deep-rooted culture of doping and deception in Russian sports. To lift the ban, Russia must satisfy a list of IAAF requirements.Andersen said he told an IAAF council meeting in Monaco this week that RUSAF has made further progress toward satisfying the reinstatement conditions.But he added he would be reporting back to the IAAF at its next council meeting in February -- effectively delaying until then, at the earliest, a recommendation on whether Russia has done enough for the IAAF to consider allowing Russian athletes to compete again.After a tumultuous year dominated by the Russian doping crisis and revelations of suspected corruption and doping cover-ups under his predecessor Lamine Diack, IAAF President Sebastian Coe wants to turn a corner this weekend with the hoped-for adoption of broad changes to the way the athletics body handles doping cases and governs itself.He proposes giving athletes and women a greater say in IAAF affairs, and says the punishment of doping cases should be speeded up by his plan to hand them over to a new integrity unit that will be largely independent of the governing body.I do not want this sport to ever return to the grotesque stories that, even over the last few days, we have been waking up to, Coe said.A special IAAF Congress will vote on Saturday on the reforms that Coe has championed.This is a moment to be bold, he said. Clean athletes have to know that we are in their corner.One new IAAF initiative, the opening this week of an online page for people to anonymously blow the whistle on doping, made an immediate impact, according to Coe. He said it received 14 leads in the first 12 hours, and 43 leads in the first two days.A remaining obstacle to Russias reinstatement is convincing Andersens taskforce that anti-doping officers will be allowed to do their work there. Andersen said they want drug testing that is not being tainted and is independent, autonomous and without interference from anybody inside Russia.The taskforce hopes by February to be able to identify a clear roadmap and timetable for RUSAFs reinstatement, Andersen said.Coe maintained that Russian attitudes are changing toward the countrys long-standing doping problem. 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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- San Jose signed pending restricted free agent forward Tomas Hertl to a two-year contract Thursday worth a reported $6 million, keeping one of the teams top young players in the fold as the Sharks try to build on last seasons trip to the Stanley Cup Final.The 22-year-old Hertl is coming off his best season as a pro, having recorded career highs with 21 goals and 25 assists in 81 games. He thrived when moved to the top line with Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski in the middle of the season and was a big reason behind San Joses postseason success.I wont even put a limit on him, general manager Doug Wilson said. He just gets better and better. Hes a big, strong guy. ... When we drafted him, we expected him to be a dominant player and so does he. He has high expectations for himself. He loves to play the game. You can see that smile on his face. Its contagious.Hertl got off to a fast start as a rookie in 2013-14, scoring 15 goals in 35 games before being sidelined by a knee injury. He returned late that season and struggled to regain that form in his second year as a pro.But after scoring just four goals in his first 37 games last season when he played both center and wing, Hertl surged when moved to the top line as a wing alongside Thornton and Pavelski. Hertl had 17 goals and 14 assists in the final 44 games and was productive in the playoffs as well with six goals and five assists in 20 games.Hertl injured his right knee late in Game 2 of the final against Pittsburgh and his absence the rest of the way played a role in San Joses six-game loss to the Penguins.The Sharks expect him to pick up where hee left off when next season starts.ddddddddddddWe think this guy is a high-end player, Wilson said. When you have that physical gift with the size and the hockey sense that he has. But he has this love of the game that all the top players have. Throw that combination together and we think hell be a great player. We really do. Big games and big situations he likes to step up. We missed him when he was out against Pittsburgh. Theres no doubt.Wilson said he expects to have conversations next summer with Hertl about a longer-term deal but both sides thought it was best to opt for a bridge contract because of Hertls potential to emerge into a star. He will be eligible to be a restricted free agent when this deal is done in 2018.Its good for me too because now I have two years to show my best hockey and show I can play longer here with the Sharks,, Hertl said. Its on me. Its better to sign the contract and well see the next two years how I play.Hertl said he is progressing well from the injury suffered in the final and will not need surgery. He said he expects to be 100 percent by the time the season starts but is not sure if he will be healthy enough to play for his native Czech Republic in the World Cup in September.Wilson said he is having talks with two other pending restricted free agents: forward Matt Nieto and defenseman Dylan DeMelo. Wilson previously said he will let pending unrestricted free agents Roman Polak, Nick Spaling, James Reimer and Dainius Zubrus hit the market on Friday. ' ' '