Chairman of promotion company Fight Nights Global, former First Deputy General Manager of Admiral Kamil Hajiyev told that the Far Eastern club could go deep in the KHL Fonbet Championship playoffs.
“Admiral” for the first time in history reached the second round of the Gagarin Cup. On Saturday, in the sixth game, the Far Eastern club beat Salavat Yulaev (3:2) and ended the series with the score of 4-2.
– As I predicted in the forecast, Salavat Yulaev barely withstood all these robberies, and even injuries piled up on the team. The air factor was a big deal in this series, but we can’t just refer to that. I will highlight the excellent work of head coach Leonid Tambiev, who has worked very hard all season and has been highly ranked in the coaching rankings for a reason.
I have no words, only emotions. Who would have imagined that “the Admiral” would knock out “Salavat Yulaev”? And here, please. I congratulate the Vladivostok fans, this is the first time in history. I know that before the season, Admiral had a very difficult moment when the team was completed. I know the inside. And the fact that they ended up flying so high is worth a lot.
I won’t be surprised if Admiral also reaches the conference finals. Everything goes in the direction that if “Neftekhimik” does not accomplish the feat, in the second round we will have a series of “Ak Bars” – “Admiral”. See how Kazan takes on Nizhnekamsk in the first round. It’s very revealing. “Neftekhimik” gives battle to “Ak Bars”, putting the Eastern leader to the test. And this is a centuries-old “Ak Bars” that does not fly anywhere, but takes a bus around Tatarstan. And how hard it is for them! And what will happen next when you have to travel 6,000 km in one direction? What if two round trips in a series, but matches every other day? It’s very difficult. And now Ak Bars is not playing with a big margin of safety. “Admiral” can really overtake Kazan, he is able to go far, – said Gadzhiev “”.
Admiral has been in the KHL since 2013. The Far East team has never reached the second round of the Gagarin Cup in history. Ak Bars will become the Admiral’s next rival if Kazan ends the series with Nizhnekamsk with a win (the score is now 3-2 in favor of Ak Bars).
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