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Is The KHL Falling Apart At The Seams?

by on April 23, 2010- 139 Comments

For longtime fans of the NHL, it was nothing new.

An organization set to come in, guns blazing, and attempt to be "competition" for the National Hockey League.  On the surface, perhaps not a bad idea.  After all, competition creates creativity.  Competition brings out the absolute best in everyone.

However, there have been two big attempts by rogue organizations to dethrone the NHL from atop their perch as the number one hockey league.

And just like the WHA years earlier, is it possible that the KHL is going the way of the dodo bird?

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NewsWire: Dmitry Vorobiev has a heart condition

by on February 25, 2009- 14 Comments

Per Pension Plan Puppets:

"Vorobiev has heart trouble, not in Leafs' future plans."

It appears that the KHL has been testing players in the wake of Alexander Cherepanov's death, and Vorobiev may be at risk of a similar heart ailment.

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Recession, Relocation and Retraction

by on January 4, 2009- 15 Comments

Just six months ago many a grapevine was carrying rumor of NHL expansion while I lamented the integrity of a revenue bound salary cap. Even into the new season few had foreseen the sheer gravity of the global economic downturn and its impact on jobs, housing, businesses and every facet of life down to sport. Now as international markets stutter into a depression that many an analyst believe could change the face of modern capitalism forever, the NHL seems to remain steadfast in addressing it’s minor successes as opposed to it’s crippling and potentially devastating financial model.

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Breaking News: Rangers Prospect Cherepanov passes away during KHL game

by on October 13, 2008- 2 Comments

From TSN: http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=252547&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_main

New York Ranger prospect Alexei Cherepanov collapsed on the bench at or near the end of Omsk's Kontinental Hockey League game and [more…]

Will we ever see Vorobiev?

by on September 3, 2008- 541 Comments

The status and whereabouts of Russian defenseman Dmitri Vorobiev has been an ongoing question mark for Leaf Nation. The robust blue-liner was drafted by the [more…]