KHL Season 2019/20

[Artorius Horus T]

LD Mikko Lehtonen (25) 16 goals 41 points this season so far.
(was the best player in the All-Star weekend)

 

[Artorius Horus T]

KHL top 5 d-men scoring.

1. Mikko Lehtonen (25) | Jokerit | 16+25=41 (0.82 ppg)
2. Vyacheslav Voynov (30) | Omsk | 10+25=35 (0.73 ppg)
3. Juuso Hietanen (34) | Dynamo | 13+20=33 (0.65 ppg)
4. Yakov Rykov (35) | Spartak | 6+25=31 (0.61 ppg)
5. Philip Larsen (30) | Ufa | 9+20=29 (0.57 ppg)

 

[SoundAndFury]

Rylov, not Rykov. Don't know how does one make a mistake copy/pasting but here we are.

 

[rohky]

Marchenko / Morozov / Podkolzin are proving to be a dream team this season but I wonder if they will stick around or if they'll try and jump to NHL next season?

 

[Peter25]

Marchenko / Morozov / Podkolzin are proving to be a dream team this season but I wonder if they will stick around or if they'll try and jump to NHL next season?

They should stay one more year in SKA and become the best line in the KHL. Then leave to the NHL.

I have not seen this good young players in the league in years. That's because usually all the best Russians leave the country before they even turn 18.

 

[SoundAndFury]

That feeling when SYu playing Admiral with a handful of games left in the season is kind of an important game to both teams...

 

[rohky]

We can win this year - says Mikko Lehtonen, Jokerit forward. Do you think the Helsinki team can win Gagarin Cup this season?

 

[Peter25]

I think Jokerit has its best team ever in the KHL but I'm afraid they will fall short against both CSKA and SKA in a best of seven series. Jokerit has probably the oldest lineup in the whole league and they don't have that many players in reserve who they can cycle in back-to-back games. SKA and CSKA have a lot deeper roster than Jokerit. And they are much younger too. Jokerit's main guns like Lehtonen, Jensen and Regin are very very good but after that there is not that much depth. World Championships hero Marko Anttila looks slow and tired out there.

Jokerit will most likely face either Lokomotiv or Spartak in the first round. Lokomotiv would be a much tougher opponent for Jokerit imo. I would actually bet against Jokerit in this series. Against Spartak Jokerit should win in 5-6 games.

 

[Jussi]

I think Jokerit has its best team ever in the KHL but I'm afraid they will fall short against both CSKA and SKA in a best of seven series. Jokerit has probably the oldest lineup in the whole league and they don't have that many players in reserve who they can cycle in back-to-back games. SKA and CSKA have a lot deeper roster than Jokerit. And they are much younger too. Jokerit's main guns like Lehtonen, Jensen and Regin are very very good but after that there is not that much depth. World Championships hero Marko Anttila looks slow and tired out there.

Jokerit will most likely face either Lokomotiv or Spartak in the first round. Lokomotiv would be a much tougher opponent for Jokerit imo. I would actually bet against Jokerit in this series. Against Spartak Jokerit should win in 5-6 games.

They got rid of back-to-back games in playoffs.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Looks like Admiral has ran out of magic sauce... They still have a couple of easier games remaining but they are not trending up...

 

[aonb]

Looks like Admiral has ran out of magic sauce... They still have a couple of easier games remaining but they are not trending up...

not surprising though

but i really enjoy watching bakos. their best offensive player by a country mile

 

[rohky]

Sad to see Evgeny Medvedev announce his retirement

Водил пьяным в Америке, был на Олимпиаде и строил заговор против тренера. Медведев завязал с хоккеем

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Who is the favourite to win??

 

[Caser]

Who is the favourite to win??

Still CSKA.

 

[rohky]

WOW! How is that even possible? Andrei Kostitsyn scores from behind goal line

 

[ozo]

WOW! How is that even possible? Andrei Kostitsyn scores from behind goal line

I can't tell whether there is a real person behind your posts or just a bot of some sorts. All your posts are robot-like

 

[Ciccarelli]

I can't tell whether there is a real person behind your posts or just a bot of some sorts. All your posts are robot-like

Must be real person for making the mistake of calling Mikko Lehtonen a forward earlier.

 

[TommySalo]

If Amur somehow manage to finish in playoffs, that will be a huge achievment and one of the most memorable comebacks from a team which spent most of the time of the bottom of his conference.

By the away any favourites for the 2 free spots in the West and the East?

Magnitka and Amur are the teams I will be rooting for in the East, while I prefer to see Torpedo and Sochi in top 8, but it will probably be Vityaz an Torpedo.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Yeah, it would be absolutely amazing if Amur were to make it. And another spectacular fail by Kunlun. Having said that, Amur couldn't beat Riga at home so I don't think they will make it not they deserve it. Neftekhimik is only 1 point away from them too so they will fight tooth and nail.

In the West, Sochi and Torpedo play the real final of their season today. If Sochi can't get a regulation win they are pretty much done.

 

[TommySalo]

Amur
Still one more chance to fix the problem, but I think they need a regulation win, if they want not to rely on other teams.
Still today's result is a huge embarassment.

 

[SoundAndFury]

So Amur kind of got what they deserve and Kunlun is now dying in the hands of Riga. Amur's situation is fair enough, they did great to even be within a sniffing distance of the playoffs but Kunlun's flop is just spectacular. They couldn't beat Severstal, Traktor or Riga when it really mattered. Amazing.

 

[Exarz]

Holy smokes Kunlun really blew it

 

[SoundAndFury]

So Severstal - Sochi is by far the most important game of the day and it isn't televised. Very cool.

Nice of Jokerit to do Torpedo a solid and start Niemi as well.

 

[Exarz]

Nice of Jokerit to do Torpedo a solid and start Niemi as well.

Really no other choice at the moment, Kalnins is (according to the team) sick. Well he has been sick for a while and not even dressed for the last couple of games so I wonder how his form will be in the playoffs...

 

[SoundAndFury]

Since Sochi weren't able to win themselves it didn't really matter... The fight for the 8th place in the East was really cool, in the West there was no fight in a real sense...