X-SHARKIE
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Predatore said:Yes of course.
- How stupid of him to think that the SEL is more competitive than the Finnish SM-Liiga since Finnish teams nowadays sign quality players from the ECHL, NCAA, UHL.. such as for example Rod Sarich, Dylan Gyori, Dale Clarke, Pierre-Claude Drouin, David Schneider and Steve Shirreffs.
- Or that 50-60 average to really good Finnish players choose to play their hockey in Sweden instead of Finland, not to mention all the great finns that play in NLA instead of the SM-Liiga.
- Or the fact that the Finnish WC-squad consisted of 4 players from the SEL, 4 players from the NLA and only 5(!) players from the own top professional league - SM-Liiga.
Oh yes, rivercanyon had to be smoking something...
Agreed, I think the people who are putting the SM-Liiga over the SEL are only saying this because the fact that the SM-Liiga seems to be a better place for prospects to blossum and devolope. So mabey they see all these prospects coming from their and how it's a great place for these young players to play, so they think it's the more talented league?
I'm no expert of European hockey but I have seen some games from the SEL and the hockey is great. I still would consider the AHL and the RSL over it though my self.