Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Slovakia: The Exodus Continues
Is Slovakia the farm system for the rest of the world? Sometimes, I feel that is the case...
Both Ladislav Nagy (Mora IK) and Marian Gaborik (Djurgardens) have recently left Slovakia for the blonde riches of Sweden. With their departures, the Slovak Extraleague is now down to 8 NHLers. If Zednik, Orszagh, and Handzus stay with Zvolen, then they should pretty much have their way with the rest of the league. The problem is that Zvolen has too many ‘stars’ and not enough ice time to divvy out.
The Slovak Extraleague fit in one last round of games before the Christmas holidays. Here are the (rather unimpressive) stats for your NHL stars from yesterday’s action:
Both Ladislav Nagy (Mora IK) and Marian Gaborik (Djurgardens) have recently left Slovakia for the blonde riches of Sweden. With their departures, the Slovak Extraleague is now down to 8 NHLers. If Zednik, Orszagh, and Handzus stay with Zvolen, then they should pretty much have their way with the rest of the league. The problem is that Zvolen has too many ‘stars’ and not enough ice time to divvy out.
The Slovak Extraleague fit in one last round of games before the Christmas holidays. Here are the (rather unimpressive) stats for your NHL stars from yesterday’s action:
