brec7
Registered User
Excuses? Kane just wasn't made for the big ice. Deal with it.
Maybe he wasn't. I didn't watch him in the KHL. If the KHL became the best league in the world tomorrow, he might go over there and be absolutely terrible. That said, NHLers going over to Europe during a lockout isn't a great evaluation of their talent. If I go to France on vacation, I'm probably going to learn enough French to just get by, but if I go over there to live I'm probably going to be study enough so I'm functional. Same principle applies in this case, there's no real incentive to excel during a lockout.
They do trash the MLS though. Same with NFL fans trashing the CFL.
A bit off-topic I suppose but oh that drives me nuts. I'm a CFL fan and I'm constantly irritated by NFL fans talking about the CFL like it's crap. To me, the only "point" in belittling a lower league is when fans of that league imply that that league is on par with its superior. The CFL is good football and no fan should feel bad for enjoying it, just like the KHL is good hockey. Now if someone says CFL has the best football players or that KHL has the best hockey players, that's a silly statement. Of course that's a statement on those leagues as a whole and not to say there isn't talent in both of those leagues including some players who can play at higher level (and the KHL is a fair bit closer to the NHL than the CFL is to the NFL, but still not close.)
Unlike most other sports, there is a clearly defined #1 league in hockey which is why people feel Radulov "should" be in the NHL, so we can see him against the best. We've seen him there and we know he can do well. He could score goals like this in the NHL too. Of course, that's entirely subjective. If he inspires Russians to stay home and build a stronger league there, than that is indisputably leaving just as much of a mark on hockey as winning a Stanley Cup- whether it's good all depends on your perspective.
One thing we should be all able to agree on is a player of his caliber being injured isn't good for anyone so hopefully he's back in action soon!