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PROGRESS

Metallurg (Magnitogorsk). From 10th to 3rd

Honestly, after Dave King left the team and Fedor Kanareikin came, the Ural club was discounted. By the way, everyone would have understood if he hadn’t achieved anything this season. Too many experiences fell on the lot of management and players. One escape Malkin is worth.

But Kanareykin suddenly came to the court, although he was not considered a very strong specialist. In the second round, the Magnitogorsk players in the main time lost only twice. And Travis Scott spent three matches “to zero”. Nikolay Kulemin, who has four winning goals, has fully mastered. In general, one candidate for medals has become more.

REGRESSION

Dynamo (Moscow). From 8th to 14th

It would seem that everything was working out with the money in the club. Salaries and bonuses are paid on time and in full. But blue and white still can not survive the crisis of last season. The team could not normally strengthen. Yes, and current sponsors are not as rich as before. They try not to splurge on new players, relying on young people.

In addition, not everything was smooth inside the team. Now everything seems to have calmed down, the players have reconciled with the dictates of Vladimir Krikunov, and do not demand his dismissal. But there was a revolutionary situation, and this does not pass without a trace. In general, if the team overcomes the first round of the playoffs, then this can be safely called a miracle.

WORST TEAM

"Wings of Soviets". 10 points

As a result, the team from Setuni is not surprising. It was the weakest player club in the Super League at the beginning of the championship. And the last pre-bid campaign “Wings” completely bled. True, immediately after that they won two victories, but they can be attributed to the state of passion.

The club’s general director, Roman Khairetdinov, says that the team will still have money soon. That there was a new sponsor who is about to take the poor team, and that everything will work out. But hearing this is not even funny. If the owner Ralif Safin didn’t help, then who do you hope for?

DISAPPOINTMENT

The Knight

The Chekhov club scored only 15 points in the first round. That is, the team would not get into the playoffs. But there works a wonderful specialist Mike Krushelnitsky. At the beginning of the championship, he showed what he can do with the club if no one bothers him. But they interfere. The real owners of the team climb into hockey affairs, make changes in the headquarters, not paying attention to anyone. How in general this team in the current situation can play in the Super League is incomprehensible to anyone. And, interestingly, the composition is not bad. With such a selection of hockey players, the North American coach could achieve a lot. If I ended up in any other city.

NUMERAL

Metallurg (Novokuznetsk) used 46 hockey players

Forty-six (!) Hockey players went out on the ice as part of the Novokuznetsk club in the second round. Two full teams! This is due to the fact that the coach changed at Metallurg. Sergey Nikolaev kicked out some of the players and brought others. True, this did not affect the result. As Metallurg occupied 17th place, it is. But the appearance of work is created.

Khabarovsk Amur, which tested 44 players, at least climbed one line in the table. Instead of 19th place, he takes 18th. But he scored 17 points for this segment, just like Metallurg. Soon any self-respecting hockey player will have to hold at least one match for Novokuznetsk or Khabarovsk.

BEST PLAYER

Albert Leshchev, “Chemist” (Mytishchi)

Leshchev was never a star of the Russian championship. Strong hockey player, all his life he played for CSKA. Once a criminal case was almost brought against him when he had a fight with Spartak Korsunov outside the courtroom, near the locker rooms. Then we managed to hush everything up, but if these guys meet on the ice, then it’s a trouble. Best for Albert was the 1994/95 season, when he scored 36 points. But since then, statistics have only worsened.

And this striker, who will soon end his career, unexpectedly revealed himself to Peter Vorobyov. Albert has 36 points and a whole circle ahead. Moreover, he is involved in the national team. And, they say, Vyacheslav Bykov really likes it. So much so that he can include it in the application for the World Cup.

World hockey knows cases when an athlete revealed at 20 years old or at 22 years old. Well, at 24 - which just doesn't happen. But hardly anyone managed to reach the peak at 35 years old.

Alexey Shevchenko

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