Comments on: Alexander Radulov signs four-year deal in KHL

By: smgraff4

smgraff4 — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:08:27 +0000

Don’t be surprised if Radulov gets a $12 million/season offer to play in England in the somewhat near future. The KHL is seriously looking into adding a team (or two) there.

http://bluelinehockeyblog.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/the-options-for-khl-expansion-in-the-uk/

The KHL is trying to become a serious pan-European league (with 64 teams), rather than a simple Russian league for enigmatic Russians to make a fast buck. It could be anyone that is European, or looking to make more money than they would in the NHL.

The KHL as Russia’s domestic league is quite tame. The KHL as a European league with teams in London, Munich, Berlin, Paris, Stockholm, Barcelona, Madrid, Roma, Milan, Prague, Bratislava, among others would have a huge pull on North American skaters (especially if the teams in those cities can bring in limitless foreign players) being able to travel / play hockey for good pay in some of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world.

By: dangle13x

dangle13x — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:30:44 +0000

Idiot? Yes. To call him a bad player just shows the collective lack of hockey knowledge from you blowhard morons.

By: jernster21

jernster21 — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:14:55 +0000

Hopefully he kept the receipt to return his cowboy hat and boots.

By: theawesomersfranchise

theawesomersfranchise — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:03:48 +0000

Yup
The 50th at best forward in the world is one of the highest paid, and gets to play at home, not hard to understand.

By: kicksave1980

kicksave1980 — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:01:38 +0000

I get that part of it. My point is that if a person has the ability and more importantly, the DRIVE to be an elite athlete, you would think that he would also have the desire to play against the best competition in the world. Radulov has the ability to be one of the best players in the NHL, but instead he would rather play against, as you put it, easier competition. Nothing like sandbagging to stroke the ego, I guess.

I suppose I’m not the only one who doesn’t understand. That’s why the NHL, with taxable salaries and tougher competition, is still where the true elite players from around the world choose to play.

By: steelhammer92

steelhammer92 — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:51:32 +0000

He got $9.2 million tax-free dollars to play against easier competition. He was worth probably less than half that, with tax, in the NHL. What is it you don’t understand?

By: kicksave1980

kicksave1980 — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:28:18 +0000

I just don’t understand this guy, but then again who does? His brother Igor was the same way, leaving Chicago for the Russian league after being sent down.

I can appreciate being homesick and all of that. However, I don’t understand how a world class athlete becomes world class without a desire to play against the best competition in the world. Most people would give anything to have that kind of talent. To watch guys like the Radulov brothers essentially throw it away is unbelievable.

By: mmazzzzzz

mmazzzzzz — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:21:07 +0000

Don’t let the door hit you in the a$$. Loser can’t handle big time hockey in the NHL.

By: mclovinhockey

mclovinhockey — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:00:07 +0000

He stinks

By: barkar942

barkar942 — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:19:02 +0000

Bye.
Bye Bye.
Bye again!

By: thegonz13

thegonz13 — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:58:24 +0000

Dasvedanya!

By: babar61

babar61 — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:57:28 +0000

I care. One less idiot in the NHL. Great news!

By: quonce

quonce — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:50:51 +0000

agreed, no one cares, good riddance

By: broadstbully33

broadstbully33 — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:48:06 +0000

No one cares.