KHL pre-season 2015

[Jussi]

oh I got the sarcasm. I find it funny since I've seen Russian poster talk at length about how awful hockey in August is in the context of the Canada / World Cup, but now their own domestic league is starting in July.

I really doubt most of them exactly agree with it but a lot of them also seem to realize that KHL decision making isn't always...logical. I mean there are posters who agree with me that there's a few too many teams in the league and were that to be corrected, they could in theory build a more sensible schedule. The Swedes are doing the right thing in reducing the length of the regular season games (I wish they'd do the same over here as well). European hockey biggest advantage compared to Canadian has been the ratio of practises to games but that's becoming almost non-existant with bloated regular seasons. Several Finnish coaches have already been complaining about it over the last couple of years.

 

[Urbanskog]

The Italian national team beats Magnitogorsk 4:2.

 

[Salavat Yulaev]

but now their own domestic league is starting in July.

well it starts just ten days earlier August 24
but who cares?!
tell it starts in May and giggle together with Jussi

 

[Finnpin]

Jokerit started preseason with 6-1 over Sibir.

 

[tohaa]

http://mytvlive.me/russia-vs-canada-international-ice-hockey-5-aug-2015/

Jokerit vs SKA stream here.

 

[maxim84]

End od first period Slovan - MedveÅ¡čak 0:1 Mertl scored

 

[Vanjito]

End od first period Slovan - MedveÅ¡čak 0:1 Mertl scored

0:2 end of 2nd Smolenak scored

 

[Acallabeth]

Apparently Kuznya will contend for the KHL record for the least amount of points

Metallurg - Admiral 1:2.
Metallurg - Barys 2:4.
Metallurg - Vityaz 1:4.
Metallurg - Vityaz 2:3OT.
Metallurg - Yugra 4:3B! Wowzy!
Metallurg - Bili Tigrji 1:4.
Metallurg - Avtomobilist 0:5.
Metallurg - Avangard 3:7.

It's really bad even by Kuznya standards, so we're going to get a full season of losership in HD! The only bright side will hopefully be the youngsters that are expected to play for Metallurg.
It will be interesting if making Sergei Zinovjev the president of Kuzbass hockey federation will change anything.

 

[ozo]

The only bright side will hopefully be the youngsters that are expected to play for Metallurg.

It has been the case more or less every year, we don't need a run of bad exhibition game results to confirm that. We all now the limitations of the Novokuznetsk team, but it still is nice to see them hang around the league.

 

[SoundAndFury]

I wouldn't go all panic mode just yet, I mean it is a pre-season. Kuznya will get their usual ~50 points. Sure that's bad but at the same time it's just business as usual for you guys, what you gonna do.

Amur has quite a horrid team so considering all the taxing travelling they have to do the competition for the last place will be tough.

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By the way people, who is coaching Neftekhimik? I don't have Russian keyboard so this info isn't that easy to find. They have quite a nice if they can deliver and they would probably would be able to deliver with a decent coach.

 

[Acallabeth]

By the way people, who is coaching Neftekhimik? I don't have Russian keyboard so this info isn't that easy to find. They have quite a nice if they can deliver and they would probably would be able to deliver with a decent caoch.

Vladimir Krikunov, a guy who loves the KHL contraction topic.

I wouldn't go all panic mode just yeah, I mean it is a pre-season. Kuznya will get their usual ~50 points. Sure that's bad but at the same time it's just business as usual for you guys, what you gonna do.

Amur has quite a horrid team so considering all the taxing travelling they have to do the competition for the last place will be tough.

It has been the case more or less every year, we don't need a run of bad exhibition game results to confirm that. We all now the limitations of the Novokuznetsk team, but it still is nice to see them hang around the league.

Yeah, that's true, ahh, good 2012 times, when we were selling out the barn and competing for playoffs, seems so far already. Not even going to mention that bronze, haha. But I've never seen the team so helpless

 

[SoundAndFury]

Vladimir Krikunov, a guy who loves the KHL contraction topic.

Again? Well that's the end of my hopes. Ridiculous. How many times can you step on the same rake?

 

[Jussi]

SKa lost to Espoo Blues yesterday.

 

[SoundAndFury]

SKa lost to Espoo Blues yesterday.

That's just a beginning, Nazarov's tactical genius and charming personality will do wonders for that team.

 

[Esko6]

SKa lost to Espoo Blues yesterday.

Peter Tiivola who had 0+5 points in 49 games last season scored a hat-trick.

 

[Peter25]

SKa lost to Espoo Blues yesterday.

And Yunost Minsk beat Dinamo Minsk earlier.

According to people who saw the game SKA did not take the game seriously.

 

[Finnpin]

So did you ment that these exhibition games have some bigger meaning?

 

[Jussi]

So did you ment that these exhibition games have some bigger meaning?

The fact that Peter Tiivola outscored Kovy is always worth a laugh.

 

[Finnpin]

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.

 

[Jussi]

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.

Who are you to doubt El Tiivo?

Actually Tiivola is a player that could break out this season, he's only 21, has great size and put up good stats in juniors. He'll also get more playing time with Blues lack of depth at center.

 

[loppa*]

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.

Or as I translate from the former Yugoslavia... a blind chicken once in a while pecks/nails a seed/kernel of grain.

 

[Acallabeth]

Or, as we say in Russia, even a stick shoots once a year

That's just a beginning, Nazarov's tactical genius and charming personality will do wonders for that team.

I suppose SKA management wanted to have some fun this year after finally winning a championship.

 

[DenisB8]

Who are you to doubt El Tiivo?

Actually Tiivola is a player that could break out this season, he's only 21, has great size and put up good stats in juniors. He'll also get more playing time with Blues lack of depth at center.

Good for him, hopefully he turns out to be amazing and joins Jokerit

 

[QnebO]

Good for him, hopefully he turns out to be amazing and joins Jokerit

He keeps playing like that and he'll be in the bright lights of Hartwall before Xmas!

 

[Jussi]

Or, as we say in Russia, even a stick shoots once a year


I suppose SKA management wanted to have some fun this year after finally winning a championship.

According to Sasha Huttunen, a Russian source told him there's "immense pressure" on Nazarov and the coaching staff and even pre-season games and potential losses would be heavily scrutinized.