Defender”New York Islanders » Alexander Romanov told that the level of KHL forwards he played against in the “Match of the Year” was quite high.
The “Match of the Year” between the teams consisting of Russian NHL and KHL stars took place in Moscow, at the CSKA Arena, and ended with the score 8:8. Romanov played for the KHL all-star team.
— Has the level of KHL forwards changed much compared to when you played in Russia?
— The level of forwards changes from year to year. New players arrive who did not play in the KHL when I was here. Atanasov , Konushkov – they didn’t exist at that time. Some strikers had decisive years, while others, on the contrary, began to slow down. There is a constant change of generations, everything changes very quickly.
— Can you rate the level of the KHL forwards you played against in the “Match of the Year”?
— Quite a high level, they also scored eight goals for us, just like we scored for them.
—Has he become bigger than he was four years ago?
– It is difficult to compare. Again, in the “Match of the Year” we played a friendly match, not a playoff match. Therefore, it is difficult to take it now and compare, “Romanov told .
Romanov graduated from the Wings of the Soviets. Since the 2018/19 season, he has been playing for CSKA. Since the summer of 2022, he has been playing for the New York Islanders in the NHL.
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