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darko
Joined: 19 Sep 2007
Posts: 5326
Location: Melbourne, AUS
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 Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:17 pm Post subject: KHL - somewhat of a threath to NHL? |
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KHL is a newly created Russian Hockey League. It stands for Continental Hockey League (or Kontinental in Russian). This league replaces the old RSL (Russian Super League). Now with NHL being the best hockey league in the world you don't expect KHL to pose much threath ... HOWEVER.
Here are 2 reasons why it could:
1. Main reason is that this league pays almost as well as NHL. The difference here is that young players in NHL play for almost minimums - Malkin is earning something like 2 mill per year. 2009 prospect class is loaded and 1 Russian prospect (Andrei Kuchin) is projected to go top 5 - despite all the risks that involve Russian players. He is beleived to be more talented than the top Russian in 08 draft (Filatov). The problem here is that Kuchin may not even go to NHL simply because he can get paid big bucks playing back kome in Russia in the new league. Why play for bare minimum when you can earn 8-10 mill a year - in his case.
2. It's also been reported that following season they are expected to expand. They've invited 2 teams from Sweden ao they could steal prospects from Sweden , Norway, Finland as well as from countries like Slovakia etc.
Highly unlikely but it's possible that this new league could pose some threath to NHL simply by stealing international players right under their noses. Agree / disagree?
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Delbert6
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Posts: 1671
Location: Maine
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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One slight positive, initially at least, might be that it will open the door for more players to enter the pro ranks,,,
(admittedly, I haven't read the entire rule status for players)
Hockey is easily the most popular sport in my "world" here in Maine, and this, in my opinion opens up opportunity for alot of talented college guys who may not otherwise get a chance once they graduate,,,
Time will tell, indeed, but any time there is the opportunity to expand a sport that has limited popularity across the globe, one has to believe it will be beneficial in the end,,,
-to me, if the league is able to achieve genuine success it will only help expand the reach of the sport; increased competition is better for the youth in the sport; financial bartering is good for the players;
JMO)
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Bizplayboy
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Joined: 16 Aug 2007
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| I think this could hurt the Russian influx of players comming into the NHL. Why go half way around the world to make little the first few years, when you can play in from of your comrads for allot of money. But the NHL has that aura of playing against the best .... That won't change and that's what also drives these competitive athletes ... It's why rich Japanese players come to play Major League Baseball.
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darko
Joined: 19 Sep 2007
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Location: Melbourne, AUS
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darko
Joined: 19 Sep 2007
Posts: 5326
Location: Melbourne, AUS
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| Hockey is easily the most popular sport in my "world" here in Maine, and this, in my opinion opens up opportunity for alot of talented college guys who may not otherwise get a chance once they graduate,,, |
Yeah but it would also 'water down' NHL...
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| Time will tell, indeed, but any time there is the opportunity to expand a sport that has limited popularity across the globe, one has to believe it will be beneficial in the end,,, |
Agree ... It should definitely help the expansion of the sport, if done correctly. Poaching each other's players or behind the scenes stoushes can only hurt it though.
Sergei Fedorov was quoted saying that had KHL was there in 1991 he would never go over to NHL. The link below is in Russian however... 
http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?162662
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Cranky Canuck
Joined: 07 Jul 2008
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"Listen up kids." I'm Don Cherry and if those Ruskies wanna have their own league, let em.All the candy-asses can go back home and we can have real good Canadian boys in the NHL,where they should be."
Anythink those Russians do won't hurt the greatest league in the world. It'll be great....pause to shove Ron McLean away. It'll be great if all the sweetheart Swedes left too."
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hessshaun
Joined: 28 Jan 2008
Posts: 1024
Location: Philly
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Yeah I really dont care who leaves or stays. Still a great sport and North Americans wont be making the trip over there.
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