Dmitry Ryabykin: “I’ll be honest, it will be very difficult for Guy Boucher in the KHL”

Former head coach “Avant-garde » Dmitry Ryabykin believes that Guy Boucher At first it will be very difficult in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

On Tuesday, Avangard announced that it had terminated the contracts by mutual agreement between the parties with head coach Sergei Zvyagin and coach Anton Kuryanov. As reported, Avangard’s new coaching staff – Canadians Guy Boucher and his assistant David Barr – can fly to Russia as early as December 12.

— Which coach is Guy Boucher? Will he operate in 1-3-1 in Omsk?

— It’s not a fact, people change. What do I know about Bush? That he was the head coach of Tampa and Ottawa? These are ancient things. I don’t know anything in particular. We will recognize him in the KHL.

Boucher was one of the youngest coaches in the NHL when he took over the Lightning at the age of 38. It still means a lot. This means that they saw a future in him, that he can do something and that he knows something. At the same time, you always have to learn. But to be honest, it will be very difficult for Boucher in the KHL.

– For what?

— First, he comes to Avangard during the season. Secondly, an unknown league, another country, another language, another mentality. Many things will happen at once.

— Hartley reached the Gagarin Cup final with Avangard in his first season.

— Yes, but he came in pre-season and prepared the team himself. It’s a big difference when you see who we have and who we can take during the championship.

But Boucher will come, and there will be a few weeks before the deadline. The composition cannot be modified subsequently under any circumstances.

— To my knowledge, this season, Guy will not ask for radical changes.

“He won’t have time for that.” The KHL deadline appears to be December 28. After that, it is no longer possible to hire new players. Boucher will not even immediately understand who he has in his hands.

And the fact that the Canadian plays according to the 1-3-1 scheme… You know, any system is good if it gives results. The main thing is to achieve it,” Riabykin told the correspondent.

Ryabykin worked in the Avangard team from 2016 to 2022 and started the 2022/23 season as head coach. The Omsk team won the Gagarin Cup in 2021.

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Source : MatchTV

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