Overview of the day Alexey Shevchenko.

Match

There is no doubt that Bob Hartley simply outwitted Ilya Vorobyov. The Avangard coach , left with three defenders whom he trusts, as well as with one line played, did not dig in his zone, but forced him to go forward and attack at the first opportunity. This came as a surprise to the guests, who simply failed to readjust. In Balashikha, they perfectly understood that the weakest position of Metallurg  was the goalkeeper. Yes, Vasily Koshechkin can play divinely, but the times when he played five or seven matches at a high level in a row are far in the past, and even in this series it was noticeable that sometimes he can’t cope with simple throws. Everything worked for Hartley, but the Urals again had problems in the match when they needed to show character and fight.

The holiday continues! The highest-scoring streak in the KHL is extended to the seventh game

However, Metallurg fans should not be too upset. Avangard is a solid club with very good athletes. Beating such an opponent four times in a row is extremely difficult. Despite the fact that this season the Moscow Region club does not always shine, they have never had a series of four defeats. Three – it was, but four never.

It was a little disappointing that the hockey players of both teams began at some point to beg for deletions. There are no questions for the judges. Referees will never in their lives be prepared for the fact that it is necessary to evaluate not hockey, but theatrical performances. They learned the rules and were knocked out to a certain level due to their knowledge and reading of the game. And simulations and beautiful falls are beyond their competence. So there will be a seventh game. And she’ll be cool.

the contract

CSKA striker Anton Slepyshev has extended his contract with the club for three years. An excellent decision by the army team. A forward of a good level, especially in a tournament in which foreign players are unlikely to participate. The statistics of the native of Penza has dipped this season, but Anton is still one of the leaders of the team. The hockey player finally said goodbye to the idea of ​​​​returning overseas, but, frankly, no one sees him in the top 6 of any NHL club, and the soldier does not know how to destroy and smear on board.

But it is surprising that now, at the end of March, the army team signed an expensive contract with the striker. They say that the striker’s salary will be 70 million a year. Does this mean that the army team knows something about the future? Take a look at what’s happening around. Prior to this, no KHL team has entered into such expensive contracts after February 24. Some hockey players are signed, but they do not agree with the stars of the first level. Everyone is waiting, the budgets of even rich clubs are in question. They are silent in Dynamo and Ak Bars, there is no news from Avangard and SKA. And here is such a powerful contract.

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At the same time, we are well aware that the main sponsor of the army team is also under some kind of sanctions, although the oil industry, for certain reasons, did not suffer so much due to world events. Either Igor Esmantovich, whose connections we no longer doubt, has some insider information about what will happen in the summer, or the club owners have given a guarantee that in any situation hockey will not be abandoned. If the second option comes true, then we are waiting for news about the goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov. Now he is a key player in the team. Keeping the goalkeeper will make the army team the undisputed favorite for next season.

Problems

While high-level legionnaires are being signed in CSKA, other clubs are trying to close the “tails” of this season. Dynamo Moscow is restless. There are salary arrears, bonuses have not yet been paid. The last one is not at all clear. Hockey players are sure that some bonuses are paid during the championship, and the management claimed that everything besides the salary is given after the end of the season. It is strange that players learn about this from the press, and not from communication within the team. But now the salary for a month and a half has also disappeared. However, the club’s financing system is not very simple, do not forget that relatively recently Dynamo paid off bonuses for the 2020/21 season. Everything will probably get better, but the relationship between the hockey players and the authorities is already damaged.

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Barys has problems. They have not been paid salaries there for three months, and hockey players are told that until the end of April you should not count on anything. By this time, the debt will already be four months old, and many are very worried: will they pay it back? Last season they paid, but then there was no global crisis, and more recently there were also unrest in this country. And, as you remember, the main curator of the team left the state post. So it is necessary not only to find money, but to figure out who will continue to lead the club from Kazakhstan. And is he needed at all in the KHL.

And the situation in Rostov, which plays in the Major Hockey League, is completely strange. There should be awards for last season. At the same time, management recognizes the presence of debt, but transfers payments each time. Imagine, a year has passed, and only promises are still heard. I’m afraid that the rubric about financial problems will be permanent in the near future.

Source: https://m.sport-express.ru