Malkin May Leave Pens for the Olympics

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:33 pm

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_d ... nhl,190888

Discuss, Pens fans, as the NHL season is about to start.

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:41 pm

2014?

Isn't the world supposed to end in 2012?

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:03 pm

Any further news on this? I am hoping he doesn't go .. That would suck !

MeYatch · Post by **MeYatch** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:33 pm

the NHL will cave.

The loss of revenue from Alex Ovechkin alone would be too much for the league to handle. Not to mention the backlash from the pens, the caps, the red wings, and any other team that depends on their russian players.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:40 pm

^^ +1

MeYatch · Post by **MeYatch** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:43 pm

also, I totally believe Malkin and Ovechkin when they say they will play no matter what the league says, and the league would be stupid not to believe them as well.

We have yet to lose a really dominant player to the KHL (by which I mean anyone who is actually good and not old), and as soon as we do, there will be outrage from owners, fans, and the media.

xero380 · Post by **xero380** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:46 pm

I don't really see this as a problem for the fact it's every players dream to represent their country esp. IN their country that year. I don't look for there to be as big of an uproar as people propose.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:49 pm

xero380 wrote:I don't really see this as a problem for the fact it's every players dream to represent their country esp. IN their country that year. I don't look for there to be as big of an uproar as people propose.

I totally agree with you on this. I only hope he can work it out where he stays in the NHL and can play for his country in the Olympics ..

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:56 pm

I did not know that Michelle played hockey.