Eye of Ra
Grandmaster General of the International boards
With all non-russians leaving, the quality of the league has dropped, but is it still the best leauge in Europe?
Are you sure about that?With all non-russians leaving, the quality of the league has dropped, but is it still the best leauge in Europe?
Also 2 Latvian, 1 Finn, 1 German, 1 French, 1 Slovenian, 1 Japanese... also players with Belarus, Kazakhstan and China passports (among them there are a lot of players who are actually from other countries). But hey, the OP says "with all non-Russians leaving", so he must know something.There are 41 Canadian, 13 American, 8 Slovak, 5 Swedish and 3 Czech players in KHL.
I believe most NA players are still there and some Europeans also stayedWith all non-russians leaving, the quality of the league has dropped, but is it still the best leauge in Europe?
Even if not counting Jaskin, Sulak and Cerveny are still playing there though.I'm not following the league at all.. no Czechs. My only real knowledge is the Michkov prospect thread. So it was funny to see that Jaskin is leading the league in scoring as of today!
I was counting Jaskin.. I was aware of the 3 Czechs. Not enough to make me tune in though. Happy for Jaskin after his Arizona disaster a year ago.Even if not counting Jaskin, Sulak and Cerveny are still playing there though.
I had a thread about this in September! The spots left open by Czechs, Swedes and Finn's were filled by Canadian and US players as their participation went up. 2 less teams too as Latvia and Finland are no longer in KHL. So is that enough to keep it at the same competitive level?Seems North Americans have no issues about living and working in Russia while the war is going on. Only Europeans have taken a moral stand. So I don't think there's been much of a quality drop.
The Canadians in the KHL are much better than those in the SHL, it makes sense because the money is better.Seems North Americans have no issues about living and working in Russia while the war is going on. Only Europeans have taken a moral stand. So I don't think there's been much of a quality drop.
I don't think money is really decisive as for why many Canadians prefer other destinations than the Nordic countries. Probably for those morally bankrupt individuals ending up in the KHL it's absolutely decisive, but mostly the preference is Central Europe and more for non-hockey reasons.
An "Asian" league where the majority of the teams are located in Europe? Sounds strange to me, unless you have some sort of your own version of the globe that you prefer rather than sticking to the traditional geography.Best in Asia, no doubt.
(To call it "European" is the same misnomer as to call it "continental". Or course, the "National" Hockey League is likewise a misnomer.)
The KHL probably has better high end talent (most talented top players and most talented top teams), but the average level of competition...