The bronze medalist of the USSR Championship in 1971 as part of SKA Konstantin Menshikov expressed the opinion that it would be difficult for the St. Petersburg club to overtake CSKA in the final of the KHL Western Conference.
SKA and CSKA will start their series in St. Petersburg on April 2.
– If Yashkin at SKA scores in every game, the chances of St. Petersburg Army will increase. Still, Yashkin is the top scorer in the regular season. But for some reason he didn’t play in the last games with Torpedo. Sitting on the podium. And he doesn’t seem to have been injured. Mysterious story.
– Can’t SKA do without Yashkin?
– For what? Only CSKA has the wind in its sails in the Gagarin Cup. Lokomotiv are a good team, but in the last game they didn’t even have the right to breathe. The score speaks for itself – 5:0. They crossed, transferred, all CSKA indicators were higher. It’s a very powerful team.
– SKA at that time was resting after an easy victory over Torpedo.
– Well, that’s different. Rest interferes with someone, helps someone. It all depends on how the guys are going to connect, how the goalies are going to play, there are a lot of nuances in hockey.
– Is CSKA a more seasoned team?
– Yes. They actually won the Gagarin Cup last season. SKA is the “second number” of this duel. The series will be difficult. CSKA plays more modern Canadian hockey. Lots of confrontations, power struggles, aggressive play. CSKA and SKA teams are approximately equal, but at the same time they are different. Whoever manages to show his best game will win. Four matches is not enough.
– What are the strengths of the SKA?
– SKA has more technical and subtle players – like Gusev, Khairullin. At the same time, it’s a lighter team. CSKA is a machine. Remember how Sergei Fedorov played? Powerful, technical, well rolled, kept all five on his shoulders. He has the same team. By the way, Fedorov has three Stanley Cup rings. Roman Rotenberg has no such rings, except perhaps as a manager. Also a postman. But there will be an interesting fight, – quotes the words of Menshikov “RB Sport”.
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