Aivis Kalnins: KHL to dump two more teams to improve leagues quality

Aivis Kalnins: KHL to dump two more teams to improve leagues quality
- Kalnins

Aivis Kalnins: KHL to dump two more teams to improve leagues quality
- Kalnins

Just have Putin own all teams...

What a pathetic league.

Just have Putin own all teams...

What a pathetic league.
- Iggysbff

Exactly. The league is corrupt as (frank) and doesn’t even try to hide it anymore.

Cancel the KHL.

Aivis Kalnins: KHL to dump two more teams to improve leagues quality
- Kalnins

Well, this is confusing.

Why would you eliminate Togliatti Lada?

To me, the name "Lada" stands for quality.

And the NHL is further diluting its league. Gr8.

And the NHL is further diluting its league. Gr8.
- Misterbator

Yeah, because Vegas sucks this year.

Yeah, because Vegas sucks this year.
- deadpoulet

I wish I could find it, but Al Strachan (yeah, I know) had a great article about 15 years ago about how the notion of the league being watered down was a complete myth.

He basically said that due to the rise of US Hockey, and the influx of European players, the talent level has never been higher.

He then made an even more interesting point: the high level of talent is what is killing the game.

Before, you'd have 2-3 good lines, and 1-2 crap lines on every team. The crap lines would make mistakes, leading to scoring chances. Now that the talent level is so high, less mistakes means less scoring chances (keep in mind, this was written before Jake Gardiner).

I miss Strach.

In Kontinental Hockey League teams fold youuuuuuuuu

What about the league being rigged this season?

Seriously no mention of this from the KHL reporter?

What about the league being rigged this season?

Seriously no mention of this from the KHL reporter?
- ObeseOprah

I'm not going to bother and even mention it, mainly because this ''rigged'' bullpoop was brought up by Slava Malamud, who loves to create stories that aren't true just to poop on his fellow Russia.