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    A few Latvian players left from NHL to KHL (many of them play in Riga Dinamo).
    Becouse the KHL season ends in FEB 15-20 if ,y memory serves me right...


    This means that you can actually play for your country at the WCH!..
    Amazing..
    Really.. .. No effing hockey league is greater then the Worlds..
    Teams come and go, you can get drafted to any team.. A friend will become a foe and vise-versa.

    But at the Worlds.. you fight for your country..

    Latvia - 7 th place.. (again.. *sigh*)

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    Quote Originally Posted by D1988 View Post
    By Europeans I meant Russians. And the Russians have been on top of Canada at both junior under 19 level and senior level for the past few years now.

    It's OK dude, let it go, everything will be allright.

    And by washed up, you mean players looking for a much bigger pay packet yeah?

    Emery had to leave the NHL because the dude is a fucking idiot.
    Canada dominates the world juniors. They have won 5 or 6 straight championships, nobody can touch them. (and that statistic is actually right, I am not making this one up this time!). If the KHL was better than the NHL, guys like Malkin, Semin and Ovechkin would be playing there. In fact Malkin left the Russian hockey leagues for the NHL.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mouseman004 View Post
    Canada dominates the world juniors. They have won 5 or 6 straight championships, nobody can touch them. (and that statistic is actually right, I am not making this one up this time!). If the KHL was better than the NHL, guys like Malkin, Semin and Ovechkin would be playing there. In fact Malkin left the Russian hockey leagues for the NHL.
    better is relative. nhl pays more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xsecx View Post
    better is relative. nhl pays more.
    Not necessarily, I am pretty sure Jagr left the NHL for a ridiculous contract in the KHL (i am not 100% sure about that, i will look into it).

    I would argue that the NHL is still where you find most (not all) of the best hockey players in the world. However, that might change as the KHL grows.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mouseman004 View Post
    Not necessarily, I am pretty sure Jagr left the NHL for a ridiculous contract in the KHL (i am not 100% sure about that, i will look into it).

    I would argue that the NHL is still where you find most (not all) of the best hockey players in the world. However, that might change as the KHL grows.
    economy of scale though, average pay won't be anywhere near the same.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mouseman004 View Post
    Canada dominates the world juniors. They have won 5 or 6 straight championships, nobody can touch them. (and that statistic is actually right, I am not making this one up this time!). If the KHL was better than the NHL, guys like Malkin, Semin and Ovechkin would be playing there. In fact Malkin left the Russian hockey leagues for the NHL.
    NHL is the top league, no way would I argue otherwise.
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    Quote Originally Posted by D1988 View Post
    NHL is the top league, no way would I argue otherwise.
    Oh, it sounded like you were arguing against that. Carry on then!
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    Quote Originally Posted by xsecx View Post
    economy of scale though, average pay won't be anywhere near the same.
    That is true, but whether it is a result of paychecks or not, most of the best players in the world generally play in the NHL which makes the calibre of hockey in the NHL better than any of the European leagues.
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    I like to watch hockey. I don't follow a particular team, but I like to watch it when it's on TV.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mouseman004 View Post
    That is true, but whether it is a result of paychecks or not, most of the best players in the world generally play in the NHL which makes the calibre of hockey in the NHL better than any of the European leagues.
    unless the 2 are playing each other, don't really know how you can compare the leagues. If there was something like the champions league for hockey then you could.

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    is it true, in america, that hockey players may fight on the ice ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lifestyle_X View Post
    is it true, in america, that hockey players may fight on the ice ?
    It's true for hockey anywhere. Players can fight. The level of punishment issued for fighting just differs in the different countries/leagues.
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    Quote Originally Posted by xsecx View Post
    unless the 2 are playing each other, don't really know how you can compare the leagues. If there was something like the champions league for hockey then you could.
    I believe there has been talk for a few years of the Stanley Cup winners playing the KHL winners at the beginning of the hockey season.

    It seems more and more likely now that the NHL opens the season with games over here in Europe, so I think we will eventually see some sort of game and perhaps competition between the best of both teams from each league. I personally think it would be awesome.
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