The median income in Moscow is 18K USD. Stop being so hyperbolic. It makes your argument sound ridicoulus.
I am sure his salary doesn't make him a wealthy elite in Moscow, but he is still very well off compared to most people living there.
Confirmed Signing with Link: Jake Virtanen signed with Spartak Moscow/KHL
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The median income in Moscow is 18K USD. Stop being so hyperbolic. It makes your argument sound ridicoulus.
I am sure his salary doesn't make him a wealthy elite in Moscow, but he is still very well off compared to most people living there.
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It's not so much the value he could've been traded for, but the cap his contract used for 20-21 was better spent elsewhere eg. Toffoli, Stecher etc
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By a long time ago...you mean 15 months ago with an investigation ongoing and more women coming forward?
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6 months is a long time ago? You do udnerstand the severity of this right? Like you brush it off like it all is forgiven, maybe you really are related to him or perhaps you've found yourself in a similar situation.
Smirnov2Chistov
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not related to him whatsoever, and I’m not even a Canuck fan.
In today’s 24-hour hyper news cycle, yes, 6 months is old news. Hell, even a week is old news.
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Oh so you're more a fan of his off ice work...
I love how the weird internet culture war kids have gone from defending decade old poor taste tweets (fine imo), to full on white knighting to defend the honor of sex pests (alleged or otherwise) of every stripe lol.
He was coming off his best season, what GM wouldn't keep an asset you've spent 6 years on when he finally breaks out?
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vorky, I do understand you think this is some kind of great exposure to the KHL but I have to break it to you:
1) no, it isn't, employing sc*m is actually not a great look;
2) nobody cares about his debut because Jake Virtanen, as in the C-grade (at best) hockey player, and his further career isn't actually the aspect of his life anyone has an interest in anymore.
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Smirnov2Chistov
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any team can sign him, I’m not sure why you’re restricting him playing. ‘Scum’ or not.
yet, you’re taking the time out of your day to respond you’re grievances you have towards him?
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Maybe you haven't read my post but I was responding to the treatment of his signing as a great PR opportunity for the KHL, couldn't care less about Virtanen himself for the reasons mentioned.yet, you’re taking the time out of your day to respond you’re grievances you have towards him?
He probably still makes more money, than he could have gotten in the NHL, if that shit didn't happen to him. I think $1.5M is max he could have gotten in the NHL, 60M rubles is more than that.
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I don't think many VAN (or Team Canada) fans ever cared for him much as a player because he's dumb as rocks on the ice (stupid penalties, bad hockey IQ/anticipation), but the credible sexual assault allegations definitely don't help.
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In no world is “a week old news”. There is an ongoing investigation, so it is still super relevant news. Especially in a topic about him.
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I can understand he is making more than the guys on the ELC but how did you get to the 1.5M number? Seems a bit of a stretch, in most states anyway.
