Hockey agent Kirill Knyazev said that he was surprised by the score of the first round playoff of the Fonbet Championship. KHL between Kazan “Ak Barsom” and Yekaterinburg “Motorist” .
On Monday, Ak Bars lost to Avtomobilist with a score of 1:3, the score in the first round of the KHL playoffs became 3-0 in favor of the Yekaterinburg team. The next match of the series up to four victories will take place on March 6 at Avtomobilist.
— The score of the series is surprising, it’s unexpected. I expected a closer fight. It is difficult to understand why Ak Bars scored two goals in three matches. It’s easier to blame someone, but what’s going on inside is something you need to understand. Bilyaletdinov is an experienced coach and he has experienced guys in his team. So it’s not over yet. I think the Kazan team will always fight.
Of course, a miracle can happen, since SKA beat CSKA at one point, coming back from 0-3 in the series. Now the playoffs are very unpredictable, any team can surprise, the level of the teams has stabilized, nuances and little things decide a lot – the game of special teams, discipline, physical and mental preparation.
“Avtomobilist” converts power plays well; they have a goal in 5v4 in at least every game. Plus the reliable and confident play of goalkeeper Alikin, good team defense and many blocked shots. Ak Bars does much worse in this component. They seem to have the majority, but the puck isn’t moving, so there’s only one goal. There is probably a lack of so-called trash goals, some kind of simplicity and aggressiveness in the attack,” Knyazev said, as quoted by Metaratings.ru.
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