from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,

You wonder if Alexander Medvedev is at some point going to realize that silence is a better option.

The KHL president’s continued criticism of the NHL over the past week, in the wake of Russian star players having to leave his league and head back to the lockout-free NHL, lacks judgment, to say the least.

Has it ever occurred to Medvedev that the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have yet to commit to the Sochi 2014 Olympics?

Why is he stirring up the KHL-NHL animosity pot before getting official assurance that the NHL is a go for your Olympics?

The latest Medvedev anti-NHL comments came over the weekend.

"Not all the people who govern NHL teams have a hockey heart," Medvedev was quoted as saying in some Russian media reports.

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