Well, Huttunen has written good stuff also and I wouldn't say that he has such a strong agenda like Malamud does. In Finland we follow quite strictly the "journalistic ethics", which seems to be gibberish in Russia... But the losing of accrediting rights wasn't my point.
The point was that this offside-gate has caused some kind of movement in the KHL. The league shouldn't revolve around just one team and hopefully all the teams and GM:s realize this.
A journalist has to respect the KHL rules, which cover the journalist´s job. If a journalist does not agree with the rules, he/she can quit a job & do something else.
A journalist is obligated (
see):
1. to respect rights, honor and dignity of the KHL employees during his/her professional coverage.
6. not to spread
unconfirmed informations, in their media & blogs & their social media accounts including Twitter, which may slander the honor and dignity and reputation of the KHL employees and the clubs. Not to spread
unconfirmed informations, which may undermine the reputation of the KHL & the clubs.
If a journalist breaks these, and other, rules, the KHL can suspend his accreditation. Perhaps Huttunen´s case? Who knows?
As I know, Finnish media using a "special" term regarding Roman Rotenberg. Has Huttunen used it as well?
SKA & so. There are 27 clubs, every club has own agenda, some have more influence than others.