Alexei Ponikarovsky looks at the notion of a new pro hockey league in Europe with a skeptical eye. The Maple Leafs forward doesn't say it can't work, but he's not sure he'd want to play in it. "The NHL's been here for a long time," Ponikarovsky said Saturday. "If you want to create something like that, it's going to take a while for it to become something big, so I'm not sure if it's a good idea or not."