Player Discussion Jesperi Kotkaniemi - (On Loan to Liiga)

[Habaneros]

What happens if this is a contract dispute? JK has decided to leave NHL...lol

 

[BaseballCoach]

What happens if this is a contract dispute?

I don't understand the question.

 

[Habaneros]

I don't understand the question.

some guys decide to go home....forfeit the contract
Habs would still hold his NHL rights till 27

Do we know the full story of this rumor ? LOL

 

[bobholly39]

When is the target date for the nhl btw? December?

January 1st minimum - but as far as I know there's yet to be any reports/rumors about what they're even gonna do for next season. Players hated the bubble, and that was for a ~10-20 game playoff run, doing a bubble for a season sounds almost impossible.

And NHL needs revenue....revenue from paying fans. Some states/places are more open to this than others - which isn't exactly a good thing with all the risks of COVID still. But without any fans in the stands, it may not even make sense to have a season?

So many questions - so few answers.

NHL did an absolutely terrific job with the playoffs - so i'm giving them the benefit of the doubt here, but it's complicated

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Terrific! Kotkaniemi will put up stellar numbers in that league and come back looking even better than he did in the POs. Love to see it!

 

[FLHabs]

I would've liked for him to use that time to train more and get even stronger, it would be like having 2 off seasons in one year, but at the same time it'll be good for him to play and hopefully dominate while practicing his style of play in a lower league.

 

[Redux91]

Good stuff, stay sharp kid

He might even get top 6 Center time over there now, being an NHL "vet" and all lol

 

[Schwang]

January 1st right now (Bettman confirmed it at the Draft). But that isn't confirmed. It may even be pushed back again some more.

Man that sucks. . We can finally ice a very strong lineup, and theres a chance there might be an abreviated season or maybe not one at all. I would cry! On a side note i heard the ahl is December 4 tentatively

 

[Schwang]

January 1st minimum - but as far as I know there's yet to be any reports/rumors about what they're even gonna do for next season. Players hated the bubble, and that was for a ~10-20 game playoff run, doing a bubble for a season sounds almost impossible.

And NHL needs revenue....revenue from paying fans. Some states/places are more open to this than others - which isn't exactly a good thing with all the risks of COVID still. But without any fans in the stands, it may not even make sense to have a season?

So many questions - so few answers.

NHL did an absolutely terrific job with the playoffs - so i'm giving them the benefit of the doubt here, but it's complicated

Agreed. A season with 31 teams is a whole different monster though.

 

[ahmedou]

Check done:

Liiga PPG

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Good stuff, stay sharp kid

He might even get top 6 Center time over there now, being an NHL "vet" and all lol

He should get top 6 center all year this season.... It's his 3rd year in the nhl. KK will be 1 of the reason if we make the playoffs this season , gotta give him all the tools to make it possible

 

[Deebs]

Good news. How can we watch their games?

 

[FLHabs]

Man that sucks. . We can finally ice a very strong lineup, and theres a chance there might be an abreviated season or maybe not one at all. I would cry! On a side note i heard the ahl is December 4 tentatively

This was a bit before my time as a sports fan, but didn't a similar thing happened with the Expos? Didn't they have a championship aspiring team (not saying the Habs are Cup contenders lol) but the lockout happened and we all know what happened after that. Anyways I don't mind if the start gets pushed back more, but I just hope there will be a season, although with what's happening with the NFL I'm starting to get a bit worried.

 

[bobholly39]

Agreed. A season with 31 teams is a whole different monster though.

Yeah. There's probably a few ways to do it logistically. There's been talk of a Canadian only division for example (that way cross-border travel isn't necessary).

My biggest hurdle is the no fans. I just can't get past the finances. How are all these owners going to dish out ~80M$ in salary this year while generating on average ~100M$ less revenue (and some a whole lot more) from fans in attendance at games? The economics don't make sense to me. There isn't enough revenue in tv deals and other sources.

I think having no fans for the first ~20-30 games, and adding fans later on could be a workaround - but it's also a huge risk, because there's no telling if the situation around the world will get better to allow fans back to game by ~March let's say.

Also - if you do less fans and distance them out - that at least half the capacity gone, and half the revenue, probably more. That also doesn't seem financially viable to me.

 

[Supersonic]

Awesome news.

 

[LaP]

Check done:

Liiga PPG

Let's hope. I mean he's 20 with two NHL seasons of experience he should be able to be close to a PPG in the liiga. If he's a 0.5-0.6 ppg player there it wont look good at all.

 

[Hannibal]

Is Assat have somegood players to play with?

 

[LaP]

Is Assat have somegood players to play with?

Not last year.

 

[ForeverHabs97]

MB confirms in his interview KK to finland

 

[CHwest]

I like it, build on what he has done, confidence booster.

 

[Sam I Am]

Good news, if true.

Juulsen is the one that really needs to be playing. After him it's Mete, Poehling, Fleury, Brook, Evans...

Suzuki could use some playing time. Teasdale, Hillis, too.

 

[BLONG7]

Anyone concerned about potential injury?
Any idea on how many games? Hopefully not too many?

 

[Deebs]

 

[Deebs]

He's going to be a jacked freakshow next year....love it

 

[yianik]

Is the NHL going to have an 82 game season though ?