‘Nikolaev has a chance to prove he’s no worse than Reideborn’ – Cherkas

Former SKA goalkeeper Sergei Cherkas compared goalkeepers in an interview with RB Sport S.K.A. And CSKA on the eve of the Western Conference Finals of the KHL Playoffs, noting that teams’ performance isn’t just determined by the quality of goaltenders.

— What can you say about the team of goalkeepers of the opponents met in the Western final?

“Reideborn is playing very well now,” said Cherkas. – The great merit of the Swede is that CSKA qualified for the Western Conference final. Of course, it will not be easy to “break through” it. The break, I hope, will allow the main goalkeeper of SKA Nikolaev to regain his strength, and he will have the opportunity to prove that he is not only not weaker than the goalkeeper of CSKA, but even stronger. In many matches, Nikolaev proved this.

– Reideborn plays for CSKA as well as Fedotov last season?

– Fedotov played well last season. But understand, we can’t just talk about goalkeepers in matches of this level. In the playoffs, you cannot have a weak goalkeeper, but a very strong attack, and therefore you will win. Or vice versa: if you have a weak attack, but a strong keeper, you will win. No! If you have vulnerabilities, it will definitely affect you, you will not be able to achieve the maximum result.

– Does CSKA have such places?

– I will say that the two teams in fighting form are approaching the confrontation, and only the game itself will show where someone is lame.

— What the opponents of SKA and CSKA exposed in the previous rounds, isn’t that all the problems of the teams? Will a stronger adversary open new ones?

– Naturally. CSKA showed Lokomotiv the ability to play the decisive match in fifth gear, to implement everything that is created. Look, six shots on goal – three goals. Every second shot is a goal. It’s a crazy performance. It is not necessary to land 50 shots on the opposing goal to score five goals. It shows that CSKA can pull themselves together, improve, play effectively. It’s not easy to beat a team like Lokomotiv 5-0.

— CSKA still has a wealth of experience in cup matches.

– Certainly. You can list the qualified players gathered in this team for a long time: Nesterov, Karnaukhov, Plotnikov, Grigorenko, Slepyshev… They are the great masters of the league. SKA has been updated more seasonally, and there aren’t as many hockey players who have gone through fire and water. But there is a solid team. Let’s see which game is the best.

The SKA-CSKA match will take place on Sunday in St. Petersburg and will start at 5:00 p.m. Moscow time. The second appointment in the series will take place on April 4 at the Ice Palace.

Watch live broadcasts of the Fonbet KHL Championship playoff matches on the federal channel and thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.

RB Sports

Source : MatchTV

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