Comments on: Not at all disconcerting, right? http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/08/26/not-at-all-disconcerting/ by true Citizens of Hockeytown Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:22:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Pete K http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/08/26/not-at-all-disconcerting/comment-page-1/#comment-57516 Pete K Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:12:38 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/?p=2305#comment-57516 As a linguist, I must say: some languages have interesting lexical issues that make for misunderstandings of just this sort. For example, in German, "if" and "when" are the same word; so when Arnold Scharzenegger recently said "When Obama is president..." he really meant, "If...." Wouldn't be surprised at all to find that Russian has the same words for "until" and "unless" ... ie, Pavel may have said "Unless it is a top league...." Pretty big difference, really. As a linguist, I must say: some languages have interesting lexical issues that make for misunderstandings of just this sort. For example, in German, “if” and “when” are the same word; so when Arnold Scharzenegger recently said “When Obama is president…” he really meant, “If….” Wouldn’t be surprised at all to find that Russian has the same words for “until” and “unless” … ie, Pavel may have said “Unless it is a top league….” Pretty big difference, really.

]]> By: Garth http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/08/26/not-at-all-disconcerting/comment-page-1/#comment-57515 Garth Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:39:44 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/?p=2305#comment-57515 Honestly? No. Not disconcerting at all. Can't worry at this point about what might happen 5+ years down the road if the KHL is still around, nevermind being a top league Honestly? No. Not disconcerting at all. Can’t worry at this point about what might happen 5+ years down the road if the KHL is still around, nevermind being a top league

]]> By: bostonblueline.blogspot.com http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/08/26/not-at-all-disconcerting/comment-page-1/#comment-57514 bostonblueline.blogspot.com Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:45:23 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/?p=2305#comment-57514 The KHL salary structure simply can't pay for a player like Datsyuk. His $6.7M salary is about what a KHL team is allowed to pay for its FOUR top players. The only way it would make financial sense for Datsyuk, or any other prime-aged star, to jump ship would be if: a) A KHL team basically decided to have only one good player on the team... which is a very questionable way to run a franchise. or b) The guy got so darn homesick and patriotic that he decided to play for 1/4 his normal rate. Not likely considering he has his summers and major holidays free to visit home, and he would effectively be trading millions of retirement dollars for a few brief months in the mother country. Either way, the chances are very slim. The KHL would have to be wildly successful to even come close to the NHL's salary range, and that assumes the NHL stands still in the meantime. Personally I think the KHL's chances of operating for 10 years are about 50/50, like most upstart "minor" leagues. bostonblueline.blogspot.com The KHL salary structure simply can’t pay for a player like Datsyuk. His $6.7M salary is about what a KHL team is allowed to pay for its FOUR top players. The only way it would make financial sense for Datsyuk, or any other prime-aged star, to jump ship would be if:
a) A KHL team basically decided to have only one good player on the team… which is a very questionable way to run a franchise.
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b) The guy got so darn homesick and patriotic that he decided to play for 1/4 his normal rate. Not likely considering he has his summers and major holidays free to visit home, and he would effectively be trading millions of retirement dollars for a few brief months in the mother country.

Either way, the chances are very slim. The KHL would have to be wildly successful to even come close to the NHL’s salary range, and that assumes the NHL stands still in the meantime. Personally I think the KHL’s chances of operating for 10 years are about 50/50, like most upstart “minor” leagues.

bostonblueline.blogspot.com

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