Former Russian national team striker Yevgeny Artiukhin declared that the flight CSKA in the first round of the KHL playoffs from Yaroslavl “Lokomotiv” is natural.
The army team lost to Lokomotiv in the first round of the Gagarin Cup with a score of 1-4. Previously, CSKA became the champion of the KHL in two consecutive seasons.
— Is CSKA’s relegation unexpected? Not unexpected – natural. We all saw how unstable the military team played this season and did not show the level of hockey that they showed in the championship years. There were some problems during the season, so nothing surprising. If there had been another opponent in the first round… However, Lokomotiv had a very stable season, without any fall. The team was systematic and played well. However, Lokomotiv was the favorite in this pair, ”quotes Artyukhin in the Championship.
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