Tatarstan Sports Minister Vladimir Leonov told that after the relegation: “Ak Barsa “In the first round of the Gagarin Cup, appropriate conclusions will be drawn, because the Kazan club has much greater ambitions and a rich history.
Ak Bars failed to reach the second round of the Fonbet KHL Championship playoffs, losing to Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg with a score of 1–4 in the series. Last season, the team lost to CSKA in the Gagarin Cup final in seven matches.
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— Negotiations in this regard are probably underway now. There are questions for the club, I can speak more as an away supporter. It’s a shame that we haven’t even managed to truly understand the series. Just one brilliant game on the road – then I believed it, it seemed that this was it, I could play and enjoy hockey. And the composition is so combative.
Before the playoffs, there was a traditional meeting with the team. Everyone had been doing this job for a long time – the mood was visible, without halftones, forward, into battle. I repeat, the atmosphere was very good, despite the failures of the season. On the contrary, in the playoffs the situation stabilized a little, everyone started playing and recovered.
As a result… I don’t know, some kind of problem happened. It didn’t work right away: in the first two games they scored very few goals.
— Does Ak Bars need restructuring?
“She’ll be there anyway, that’s for sure.” Conclusions will be drawn. The club has big ambitions, such are the history and statistics. Avtomobilist is a worthy team, but Ak Bars was the favorite, with all due respect to the opponent.
All innovation is restructuring. And it is the responsibility of the club, it is they who bear the financial burden. We help more, we are always in touch, we cooperated in the story of moving to the old palace.
The flight was a surprise, a cold shower, a bad dream. The club management and fans always expected a fight, which was confirmed by the packed stands during the last match,” Leonov told .
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