Former hockey player Yevgeny Artiukhin stated that the current level of players “Siberia” did not allow the team to qualify for the Continental Hockey League playoffs.
After 64 matches, the Novosibirsk club occupies tenth place in the Eastern Conference; On Sunday, Sibir lost his mathematical chances of reaching the playoffs.
— I was asked which of the three teams (“Amur”, “Neftekhimik” and “Sibir”) I prefer (in the fight for a place in the playoffs). I said that Khabarovsk and Nizhnekamsk would definitely be the favorites, and the dismissal of the coach in Novosibirsk would not change anything. The team selected at the start of the season is not capable of reaching the playoffs. The level of the players does not correspond to the top eight,” Artyukhin said, as quoted by RB Sport.
After 65 matches, Amur has 70 points, Neftekhimik has 66. One of these two teams will be the last participant in the playoffs this season, the remaining 15 places have already been distributed.
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