Former head coach of the Russian national hockey team Vyacheslav Bykov considers Moscow “Spartacus “one of the contenders for the Gagarin Cup this season.
The Red and White lead the KHL Western Conference with 34 points in 23 regular season games.
— If Spartak takes first place, then everything is fine with them. The technical staff faces the task at this stage. The most important thing is to prepare the team for the playoffs, but in any case, victories strengthen and give confidence in their abilities. Alexey Zhamnov is an experienced person, he has gone through and experienced a lot. He understands perfectly well that the most important thing is the playoffs.
I’ve been in hockey for a very long time, it’s hard to surprise me. Viktor Vasilyevich Tikhonov and CSKA in the late 80s set a record: he lost only one match. The fact that Spartak is now in first place gives reason to believe that the team is having fun, following the instructions of the coaches and increasing its self-confidence.
They have a good rehearsal to do the same in the Gagarin Cup. I think there will be very interesting playoffs, “Spartak” will be one of the contenders for victory this season,” Bykov told Metaratings.ru.
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