Who else will lose Rotenberg, except for Demidov and Kuznetsov? Gritsyuk will leave for America, Tolchinsky can remove
Does the Chepion window close? “CSKA champion window will soon close, and SKA only opens,” Roman Rotenberg said these words in 2023 after the conference in the final of the Moscow “army”. What has changed over these two years? The champion of CSKA was really closed. Two seasons – two departures in the first round. Moreover, the second took place after global restructuring. But what Rotenberg called SKA champion window turned out to be a window. Over the past two seasons, the Petersburgers have only one won series, and even that against Torpedo. And now this promising team, where there really were a lot of interesting youth for growth, is at risk of completely recoving again. Ska has just flew out of the Moscow Dynamo, and the club has already announced the termination of contracts with two players. Ivan Demidov was a little ahead of schedule to Montreal so that he managed to debut in the NHL this season. But Evgeny Kuznetsov’s contract was operating for another three seasons, he recently served as the main star of the club and played in the same link with Demidov. However, he will not go to any Montreal. Which of SKA players will soon become unemployed? And who, following Demidov, will leave for the strongest league of the world?
Alexander Nikishin
Karolina fans are waiting for Nikishin no less than fans of Montreal – Demidov. With the only amendment that in Canada they go out of hockey crazy a little more than in the American city of the role. Nevertheless, Nikishin has been left under the sight of the scouts and leaders of Carolina for 5 years. Earlier there were rumors that the club’s owner himself wanted to redeem the defender from SKA to come to America before the contract expired. Since the draft, Nikishin managed to change the “Spartak” not a St. Petersburg club, become the captain of the “army” and grow into the most dominant defender SKA. Without it, this is a completely different team. However, the Petersburgers will have to somehow do without Alexander, who, after the last match of the series with Dynamo, wound circles alone, as if saying goodbye to the fans. In Carolina, the composition for a Russian will probably be cleared. Contracts end with Berns and Orlov – expensive attacking defenders. However, it is possible that they will meet in the same team this spring. It remains to agree with SKA on early termination as in the case of Demidov.Alexander Korkka, Photo.khl.ru
Arsen Hrytsyuk
“Petersburg, thanks in two years. There was a cool atmosphere in the team and in the arena. I have no doubt that St. Petersburg is waiting for new bright victories! Army of SKA fans, you are forever in my heart. Here I found a second house, ”wrote Arseniy Gritsyuk in his social networks. Is this a farewell post? Or just words of gratitude to fans? Many agree that Gritsyuk still said goodbye to Peter and is about to leave for New Jersey. He was called to the camp “Devils” two years ago, when Arseny was still a player of Vanguard. But in 2023, the young striker chose a move to St. Petersburg instead of moving over the ocean. Now he has matured to the NHL, becoming the best scorer of SKA in the playoffs along with Demidov.
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Sugar Bardakov
This central striker is not as creative as Kuznetsov, but it can equally be called the leading center of SKA. It is valuable to others: the volume of work, character, willingness to plow on both sides of the site. In the playoffs, such players are especially valuable. As in the NHL. Behind his ocean, like Gritsyuka, Drawn New Jersey, but they will not be destined to play together. The rights to Bardakov were exchanged in Colorado, where they are waiting for him. Sport-Express writes that Center Formard SK will continue his career in a team from Denver, but it is not yet clear when: this spring or the upcoming autumn. The contract with the “army” expires with him this spring.
Sergey Tolchinsky
If Nikishin, Gritsyuk and Bardakov are preparing to follow in the footsteps of Demidov, then Tolchinsky can become a kindred soul of Kuznetsov. Together they did not go to the overtime of the fourth match of the series, and the fifth and sixth Sergei missed. Throughout the season, he dangled in different links and was either one of the leaders of the team or a spare. It has repeatedly happened that one of the brightest forwards of the KHL spent less than 10 minutes per match on the ice. Obviously, Rotenberg was dissatisfied with him. However, the past season is only the second of five, to which Tolchinsky initially agreed with SKA. Moreover, it is this forward that is the most expensive player of the “army”, judging by the salary. There is information that the parties are already negotiating the termination of the agreement. Read more materials about SKA
