“Yashkin is the King of Piglet. He may be the only one who plays like that in the KHL” – Krikunov

Honored Coach of Russia Vladimir Krikunov gave advice to coaches S.K.A. on how best to use the Czech striker’s strengths Dmitry Yashkin in the game, and also suggested why Kazan Ak Bars didn’t sign him.

Famous forward Dmitry Yashkin returns to the KHL after the season in Arizona, having signed a contract with SKA. Before that, the striker, who plays for the Czech national team, spent two seasons in the KHL, playing at Dynamo Moscow under Krikunov. In the 2020/21 season, Yashkin became the KHL’s top marksman (38 goals), entering the ice on the same line with Vadim Shipachyov and Dmitry Kagarlitsky.

“I think it won’t be easy for Dmitry to become the best marksman in the KHL again,” Krikunov said. – It’s clear that SKA will try to find him a good center. But hardly like Shipachev. It’s good for any striker to play with Vadik, because he’s not greedy, he will always give a pass. Yes, it will give so much that it is enough to score! It is no coincidence that Yashkin scored a lot of penny goals after such passes. In the same place, Kagarlitsky also starred in the tie – also a “shell carrier”, be healthy. And so I thought Yashkin would go to Ak Bars – to restore that great bond there.

– That is, the high performance of Yashkin directly depended on Shipachev?

– No, Dmitry is a strong player in himself. He’s a power forward. He constantly puts physical pressure on defenders. And, as I said, Yashkin constantly goes to the penny and feels like a master there. Correct, finish… He is, perhaps, the only one who plays like this in the KHL.

“Can we call him the king of nickels in our league?”

– It’s possible. It will be well deserved.

– Advisor Roman Rotenberg – how to use Yashkin with maximum efficiency?

– Dmitry constantly has to gamble on the penny at the majority. I’m sure they take it under the strike link and the special brigade. You can also see it in his salary. But he absolutely must find an excellent passer with whom they will interact well.

– Why didn’t Ak Bars apply for Dmitry? After all, you are right that the Yashkin-Shipachev-Kagarlitsky trio could have been restored there.

– In the NHL, he was injured at the very start of the season and then recovered for a long time. We’ll have to see what shape he’s in now. Missed almost a year. It is possible that Ak Bars was simply afraid of this.

Source : MatchTV

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