It’s possible that no “truer” words have ever been spoken about the Kontinental Hockey League. Now normally a lot of us are trying to have some fun here at PHT, or at least I am. But on this topic, I say “bravo” to Brough for not pulling any punches ! The fact that the KHL … “survives off many hundreds of millions of dollars from oligarchs whose dubious fortunes were amassed when they ruthlessly bought up huge state enterprises for a song during the brutal months that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union” … should sum it up plain and simple for those not in the know. Hopefully now people can realize that Ovechkin’s threats of staying over there, were nothing but utter and complete nonsense ! It’s also funny now when you think back to Zetterberg’s naive comment that … “they honor their contracts over there” … a statement which I found to be extremely odd coming from a Swede, a people who are usually a little more worldly than that ? Yeah, I bet these oligarchs are really concerned about things like honoring contracts, bargaining in good faith or keeping their word, eh ? Wait until Ovechkin starts “mysteriously” missing paychecks … then you’ll see the clown change his tune pretty quick ! Anyway, this article goes to show that the NHL has absolutely nothing to fear from the KHL … not today, not tomorrow !