Ex-hockey player S.K.A. And CSKA Evgeny Artyukhin on the air of the show Loud on , he talked about the match of the semi-finalists of the Gagarin Cup in the majority, compared their power qualities and also made a prediction for the final.
In the first game of the KHL playoff semifinals “AK Bars” — “Avant-garde” Kazan won at home in extra time – 3:2. The second match will take place on Monday also in Kazan. In another pair of semi-finals, SKA lost to CSKA at home on Sunday in third overtime (2:3) of the series opener. The second game will take place in St. Petersburg on April 4.
– Is it possible to play matches without sending off? How to get there?
– Guys understand responsibility, they understand that there is no need to retire. If there is a withdrawal, they can be punished. And Avangard has one of the best brigades in the majority. SKA and CSKA took it into account against each other in the first game of the conference finals.
After watching the video, the deletion can be undone. The guys have already listened to the majority, and here such devastation. Viewing, although a bonus, can be unsettling.
– We have very little power hockey. Is this the spirit of the new rules?
– On the contrary, officiating has improved in terms of interpreting power moves, they have started to allow more power hockey to be played. The judges let the guys play.
– Why do we have less power hockey?
– I watch the matches, there is very little balance of power. Maybe the guys are saving their strength. Maybe they are afraid of deletions. So they play it safe. Dynamo had to push and play hard, for example. SKA guys can do it. They skilfully made a selection in terms of size among the defenders, they reinforced themselves with a technical attack. There are also guys in Ak Bars who can play body. There are also big guys in Omsk.
— Forecast for the final?
– SKA – Avangard, – said Artyukhin on the air of .
Watch the live broadcast of the second match of the series “Ak Bars” – “Avangard” in these minutes on the “” channel, as well as on the KHL Prime channel and on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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