Joined: Feb '08
Location: Latvia
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 178
who knows something about the KHL ? it's an opposite to NHL just in europe and for this (first) season there are playing almost only russian teams, one latvian, one belorussian, and one kazahstanian team
how do you think it'll be the same level as in NHL ?
the games aren't so beautiful as in NHL, but i'm a big fan of the only one latvian team playing there - Rigas Dinamo, and i hope KHL will have big plans for future and be no worst than NHL !!!!
Joined: Dec '08
Location: Germany
Age: 47 (M)
Posts: 522
there was a big bother in germany´s DEL last year as some KHL-Teams throwed with money pilfering some very good players. especially of my favourite team, the cologne sharks dropped down by such a action when ivan ciernik, best scorer and keyplayer of the team, was pilfered with a million $ offer and imo the team got psychosis by this.altogether with contracting some players beacause misjudgemnt this season is a burial. after beeing stopped only at final previous year, they dropped to be second of the table.. if you flip the table as the manager said "this team is dead.." its hard to with it.. as its first time they dont reach the play offs hence i have more time to poker instead of running to hockey arena till april
Joined: Feb '08
Location: Latvia
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 178
yeah i heard rumors like that myself, some of latvian play in DEL too... but what's the oportunity for a german team to play in KHL ? i know that one chzech team is willing to play in KHL ! The money in KHL is very close to NHL so i think it got a very good future, just they must learn how to spend money !
Joined: Dec '08
Location: Germany
Age: 47 (M)
Posts: 522
there were rumors for 2-3 teams to play there .. but theres not enough money at the teams imo.and no good sponsor here to pay this. hockey isnt no. 1 or 2 in germany.. i think 10 or 11 ....king soccer hockey lives by the fans here( without their entrance fee its hard to survive) .. theres a special supporting-way living by local rivalry here and many fans travel to road-trips of their teams.. i think this isnt payable if play in khl and the supporting wouldnt be the same.
Joined: Feb '08
Location: Latvia
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 178
that's very obvious... if we had such a football team, we would loved footbal in the 1st place, but it's hockey, many people know the fans of latvia, some they they are the best, so i'm one of them and we love hockey here, and we are close to russia, so we are in a major project called KHL...
