Before “Avant-garde » Vladimir Tkachev expressed hope that he could play with the team’s Canadian striker Ryan Spooner .
Avangard reached the Eastern Conference Finals last season, where they lost to Ak Bars, and won bronze medals in the KHL. The leaders of the Omsk team were Tkachev, Korban Knight and Reed Bush, who played in the front row. Knight in the offseason decided to terminate the contract with Avangard and left for Switzerland.
– How did you react to Korban Knight’s decision to leave Avangard?
– It was his choice. I can’t blame him. The man has decided so, and just wishes him good luck.
– What can you say about Ryan Spooner, who moved to Avangard? It is considered the center of the first link.
– I remember him from Dynamo Minsk. Good center, player. I hope we will play with him and everything will be fine.
“But you both love owning the puck. You need a work center more.
“But I don’t know how it will be with us. Maybe we’ll go out together and start scoring right away. I hope everything is okay. We will analyze our roles in the trio and find a common language, ” correspondent reports about Tkachev.
Spooner, 31, scored 47 (19+28) points in 64 games last KHL regular season with Dynamo Minsk.
The new KHL season kicks off on September 1 with the opening Cup game between CSKA and Ak Bars.
Source : MatchTV
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