The loss of some of the favorites in the KHL’s first round playoff series shows that the current system does not require changes, the head coach said “Avant-garde » Mikhail Kravets .
In the 1/8 final of the Gagarin Cup, Dynamo Moscow lost to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, Salavat Yulaev of Ufa lost to Admiral Vladivostok.
– Since this system shows good results in terms of what interests people, situations like with Admiral occur, I think nothing needs to be changed. It’s important that the teams that occupy the 5-8th places (in the conferences) match the KHL level, so that they have more players who can withstand and overcome the first four teams, Kravets said during an interview. a press conference.
Before the start of the current season, the possibility of abandoning the playoffs in the Western and Eastern Conferences and introducing the so-called “crossover playoffs” was considered.
In the next round, Avangard’s rival will be the winner of Avtomobilist against Metallurg.
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