Now that the Predators have finally pretty much given up on Alander Radulov?

Question

How much does his decision hurt the Nashville team?

And do you think the Russian League will continue to pick out good young talent from the NHL.??

Answer 1

It hurts them a bit, their losing a good goal scorer.

Yeah, they're not stopping anytime soon.

Answer 2

The preds will miss him but now a younger cheaper player will fill the void.

The KHL needs bums in the seats and a large scale TV deal to be a threat to the NHL. Right now they are signing NHL'er who cannot play in the NHL due to depth of teams or at their desired contract value ( see Ray Emery)  

Answer 3

That wont hurt the Preds but I think that there is potential for the KHL to hurt the NHL.  BUT!!!  It has to be successful for a couple of years before more players will go over and sign with the league.

This league should be good for developing more talent!

Answer 4

It doesn't hurt their team at all, Radulov's an idiot for signing with that Russian club with a year still left on his contract, the KHL will keep on doing this but eventually players will not want to sign in Russia anymore... KHL is not a threat...