director general of Moscow “Dynamo” Alexei Sopin talked about the future of the Canadian striker Erica O’Della and other legionnaires from the capital team.
Dynamo finished the regular season in fifth place in the Western Conference before losing to Torpedo in the first round of the Gagarin Cup 2–4 in the series. O’Dell became the team’s leading scorer and scorer in the playoffs with 7 (5+2) points in six games.
O’Dell has had a great start to the season. And if he hadn’t been injured during the championship, he would have been among the top scorers in the KHL. In the playoffs, Eric also played at a high level – he scored five goals, becoming the top scorer in the first round. O’Dell has become the heart and soul of our team, he has integrated himself very well into the team, in the locker room. We would like to keep it, but there are several nuances. First of all is his physical condition after the injury. At this time, Eric is undergoing a complete medical examination. If all goes well on the health side, we will start negotiations. But if the price goes up in space, we will make a decision.
“And what do you think of Jacob Lilja, who has a valid contract in his hands?” Does the team need him?
– He played at a good level, in the playoffs he scored four points for performance. Jacob does a lot of work on the ice. We hadn’t planned to break up with him. True, there are legal nuances, we will discuss them later.
– Which player do you plan to part ways with? Whereas the limit for foreigners in the application will be reduced to three people.
We will take care of it in the next few days. We will determine with whom we will separate, to whom we will make a qualifying offer. Well, let’s decide on potential newcomers. We do not plan to part with the guards. Volkov and Konovalov had a decent season,” correspondent Sopin said.
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