hockey players S.K.A. agreed to reduce contracts, because they understand that by winning the Gagarin Cup there is an opportunity not to lose anything, and this is precisely the task facing the team, said the chairman of the board of administration of the St. Petersburg club in a statement. interview with Alexander Medvedev .
Last Sunday, the Leninskoye National Sports Club near St. Petersburg held a presentation of the SKA hockey team for the 2023/24 KHL season, and members of the St. Petersburg club also received bronze medals for last season.
– Where does the altruism of SKA players come from, who voluntarily agreed to break their contracts?
“Now there is no point in discussing the salary cap. Even if the question arises: where is it better to equalize – in the basement or at the level of human growth? In other words, what should be taken as a guideline: the floor or the ceiling of wages? The idea is good to increase competition. At the same time, the level should not drop.
Bonuses that don’t count towards the salary cap, but are under the control of the league, could well be used. And the main bonus, as we know, is associated with winning the Gagarin Cup. The SKA guys know what the task is ahead of us and that there is an opportunity not to lose anything by winning the playoffs. Therefore, someone deliberately reduces the contract. What is surprising here? And everyone knows that it was not only Vasya or Petya who had their salaries reduced, but also Dima’s. No, it’s usually the kind of team approach that seems to work. And after all, no one posed: “That’s it, I’m leaving.” There were none,” Medvedev told .
SKA will kick off the KHL regular season on September 2 with an away game against Dynamo Moscow. Last season, the two-time Gagarin Cup winner reached the Western Conference final, where he lost to eventual trophy winners CSKA Moscow.
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