No surprise there....he should play soccer during the lockout, he'd fit right in
- BestRapperAlive

I can get KHL games on my Xbox via ESPN 3. Let's do this!!!

First time he played against Vityaz Chekhov his career would be ended by a cheap shot.
- AdamFrench

Maybe some opportinuties for David Steckel over there, hehe.

I have a feeling that as the NHL'ers trickle over to the KHL players like Tarnasky, Mirasty, Kip Brennan an Yablonsky will find themselves going back to their day jobs as garbage men and janitors.
- Ben37

Tarnasky signed with the Amerks for this upcoming season

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will give you every game you want. enjoy

This is much ado about nothing if you ask me.

John Toperzer: Why Sidney Crosby should play in the KHL
Evgeni Malkin's KHL debut Thursday opens eyes and possibilities of what could be
- the-mitch-wilsons

At this point, the NHL and NHLPA will probably pay Crosby not to play in the KHL. The symbol of Canadian hockey, at this point, playing overseas in Russia won't look good at all.

John,

Terrorism?

Do you really think that is a threat? Do you think somebody is really trying to attack Crosby or his surroundings as means to prove a political point? I would not call that an obvious reason for him not to play in the KHL. It sounds more like hearsay. If the kid wants to play hockey overseas, the more power to him. Certainly, he would have to adjust to the culture and language, but I think it is insulting to Russia (a country that has produced plenty of the talent that we enjoy) to say that sending Northern American players to their country is a threat to that player. We have been very lucky to host the best league in the world all of this time.

The NHL owners and players to some degree have let money and profit take priority over the game in the United States and Canada. Although I love watching the league here, I would relate this debacle as close to the current political issues in the United States. All parties involved have lost the ability to fairly negotiate and reason for the betterment of what really should be accomplished. Why not play in a market that is not running into this issue every few years?

After all, THE FAN tenders over their hard money to OWNERS AND PLAYERS, who are unwilling to get a deal done.

At this point, the NHL and NHLPA will probably pay Crosby not to play in the KHL. The symbol of Canadian hockey, at this point, playing overseas in Russia won't look good at all.
- _Zippy_

Time to look at the future.

Crosby is the past. A typewriter.

G is the future.

Hypothetically someone ends Crosby's career, does that guy get blackballed in the NHL?
- Lahey

No!The NHL was already ignoring him.Why else are you in europe?Homebody?

Time to look at the future.

Crosby is the past. A typewriter.

G is the future.
- Daman

Girouxlette troll on boardt

Time to look at the future.

Crosby is the past. A typewriter.

G is the future.
- Daman

Does your future include you going away and not coming back by any chance?

Does your future include you going away and not coming back by any chance?
- canadianpenfan

What a jackass

Does your future include you going away and not coming back by any chance?
- canadianpenfan

Well, we know my future doesn't include standup

Maybe some opportinuties for David Steckel over there, hehe.
- moondawg

that got a chuckle out of me

Fairly boring without hockey so here is a fairly impressive science explosion experiment.

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What a jackass
- Orpik44

I would treat the mods with a little more respect than that

I would treat the mods with a little more respect than that
- Daman

Is that a threat? I'm so sorry, I'll try to respect you from now on

For anybody who would like to see the highlights for Salavat Yulaev 4:3 Metallurg Magnitogorski:

http://livetv.ru/en/showv...avat_yulaev_metallurg_mg/

From what I saw Malkin had 2 assists for the game.

Notes:

#16 Cal O'Reilly
#34 Alexander Pechurskiy
#65 Sergei Gonchar
Sergei Fedorov and Oleg Tverdovsky are also there.

This is to all the Flyers fans that came here to talk $hit about Crosby:

Talking to five NHL executives, I asked each one the same question: “If you said to your owner, ‘I’ve completed a 10-year, $90-million deal with Sidney Crosby, but we can’t insure it,’ what would he say?”

All of them thought about it for a couple of seconds and then said some variation of, “He’d do it.” Although, the assistant added: “I’d like to see you ask an owner this question.” I’m working on it.

“He’s [Crosby],” said one GM. “You know, it’s a risk, but it’s a risk you take. I’m sure his injuries are a sensitive subject, but the Penguins have the medical reports. They know him better than anyone else.”

Noted a second GM: “If you don’t do it, someone else is going to.”

Added a third GM: “If you sign him to this deal and he gets hurt in two years, you’re going to look stupid. But if you don’t, he plays the next 10 years like he can and goes down as one of the best ever, you’re going to look even more stupid.”

No one likes Crosby, but no one wants to see him hurt either.

I think the G v Cindy argument spurs good debate and will be fun over the years.

Have a great evening.

cheers!
- Daman

Giroux is a great player, Crosby is the best.

Giroux is a great player, Crosby is the best.
- JVR2112

Particularly I'm a big fan of Malkin and I do believe he's the best "right now". I like Giroux's game btw.

I couldn't agree more John. I've been subconsciously thinking this for years but it really came to a head last spring when the playoffs were overlapping with the World Championships on a year that had a lot of "big teams" dumped out early and therefore their stars were in the national sides. I stopped watching the NHL entirely. The game was so much more open, skill-oriented, and exciting to watch.

People can talk grit all day long but it's (frank)ing boring and almost never results in more offense, only obstruction. If I wanted to watch the Steve Otts going to work I'd call the plumber. For all the money the NHL is going to rape the players for when all is said and done, I hope they invest it in larger rinks. That'll do more for player safety than any rule change.

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will give you every game you want. enjoy
- nh4442

Thanks

I couldn't agree more John. I've been subconsciously thinking this for years but it really came to a head last spring when the playoffs were overlapping with the World Championships on a year that had a lot of "big teams" dumped out early and therefore their stars were in the national sides. I stopped watching the NHL entirely. The game was so much more open, skill-oriented, and exciting to watch.

People can talk grit all day long but it's (frank)ing boring and almost never results in more offense, only obstruction. If I wanted to watch the Steve Otts going to work I'd call the plumber. For all the money the NHL is going to rape the players for when all is said and done, I hope they invest it in larger rinks. That'll do more for player safety than any rule change.
- AlexF

Never. Gonna. Happen.

Never. Gonna. Happen.
- brianb0422

Oh I know. But if we were only stating what is most likely to happen this site would get 20 comments per day total.