“What are the prospects for our hockey after the IIHF ban? The outlook is bleak. We will not be able to test our level against the best foreign teams, so it will be difficult to assess the performance of the Russian team. When we come back, we will have to get used to a lot of things, but I believe we can get back to where we were before.
Obviously when you play against the best you become better yourself, but now that opportunity no longer exists. I wouldn’t say the team’s level will drop significantly, but it will be difficult at first. We will have to adapt, because they play a little differently and with more pressure. Everything will depend on the players themselves and how quickly they adapt to the new situation, ”said Aimurzin in an interview with Metaratings.ru.
Previously, former and current players of the Russian youth team appealed to the IIHF with a request to reconsider the decision to exclude the team from participation in the world championships.
- Aimurzin admitted that he did not expect Ak Bars and CSKA to be eliminated in the first round
Source: Sport
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