Former KHL club player Nikita Shields in a conversation with , he said it would be interesting for him to see how the goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov will become the NHL’s first team number”Philadelphia Flyers “.
Fedotov signed a contract with CSKA last week, but on Monday learned the KHL would not register its deal due to the goaltender’s murky status in the NHL.
Last summer, Fedotov was drafted into the ranks of the RF Armed Forces for military service. In mid-June, Philadelphia announced that the hockey player’s contract, signed a year earlier, had been extended for the 2023/24 season.
– In this situation, only Ivan decides what to do. We don’t know what kind of relations and agreements he has with the CSKA leadership. But the situation is developing in such a way that, for absolutely legal reasons, Fedotov can move to the NHL. Philadelphia moved his contract to the 2023-24 season.
Personally, it would be interesting for me to see him go there and become number one there. Ivan was supposed to go there last year. If he goes all the way for his dream and becomes the main goalkeeper there, that will be very cool. But it is clear that for this you will have to make great efforts.
If Fedotov stays here, it will be easier for him. The KHL is a familiar league, they are going to help it get back to its level. Overseas will have to work very hard. But again, that would be very interesting.
Will it be difficult for him to return to his level? Of course, after the missed year, it will be hard. But here it is worth considering that Ivan was not injured, and in the army he had the opportunity to train and play – there were videos of training and matches.
Again, he’s a young man. It will be easier for him than for players coming back from long-term injuries. I think Fedotov will come back and prove everything to everyone, it will be a great story,” Schitov told .
Source : MatchTV
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