Fans got increasingly fed up with the league last season and it seems the has carried over to this one. The fan stand Eteläpääty has become a joke from what I've gathered at Jatkoaika and it's leaders/board seem to be just enjoying free trips abroad and contrary to past years, they now have no say in how the club is run.
Eteläpääty was still great 4-5 years ago. But the whole change in that department started already before KHL. Karalahti cases for example and older Ultras quit the job and let the young ones take over. Then came KHL and even then some fans left. It's definately whole lot smaller and younger section now but they are still the only ones making noise in Arena. You can still hear some chanting which is good. Hishon for example liked the noise in his first home game.
Though the honeymoon with KHL is now over so getting spectators is more difficult now especially when the team don't have flashy players like Omark, Moses, Aaltonen, Kozun, Larsen for example and the team is having difficult start to season with new coaching and bunch of new players who are still learning KHL game. Plus there are fans that are tired of the KHL and it's joke referees in some games. Plus Rotenberg.
Hishon is waking up a little bit but Keränen, O'Neill and Salminen should start producing more. Regin haven't been playing like last year either. Jaakola's game went worse when he cut his awesome beard. Etc.
Lauridsen was awesome, sadly now out for 4-6 weeks.
Jormakka was head hunted yesterday. He was the best forward so far.
Marjamäki hurt himself bad too. Out for long time. Great role player.
Joensuu still out. Come back somewhere next month.
Injuries starting to hit the team again...and Jokerit don't have farm team where to lift players up. K-Vantaa/Mestis isn't a farm system.
. A complete open door day both ends, defensing seemed pretty much non-existent. I personally enjoy watching this kind of hockey but without a goalie saving the day it can get tough in a long run 
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