Two of them left, three came back. All Russian transitions in the NHL – News KHL – Hockey

The NHL's main event for Russian hockey after the "Washington" championship – the return of Ilya Kovalchuk. To enter the Triple Golden Club, he must win the Stanley Cup, and this task will be the most difficult. Covey is 35, he does not have much time left, and the "kings" after the 2014 championship have not gone beyond the first round of the playoffs. Immediately after Dauti and Kopitar, the abyss begins, and Kovalchuk should make it at least not so huge. But we must not forget that his speed is not the same as at 25. Although you can not say it right now, especially if you remember how Ilya enlightened to Pyeongchang. If the attacker podnazhmet in the preseason and will give the same stretching in the NHL, only more often and more powerful, then the chance to eliminate the last gap in the list of rewards that he will have .

for fans of NHL – the second coming of Nichushkin in "Dallas". Two seasons Valeria at CSKA can not be described as a complete success: before the Gagarin Cup, he never had, and even at the Olympics were not allowed. The demanding destiny to return the debts of the Russian grenadier will be at the other end of the earth. But does he have enough strength and skill? In Moscow, Valery grew up, but next to Jamie Benn and Tyler Segin would have been a lot better. Alexander Radulov will help him catch up. But at their level, the guy still works and works

The only Russian transition from one NHL club to the other. "Boston" has long thought of the new proposal to Anton, but in the end he preferred the Slovak Yaroslav Galak. This can only cause questions. Khudobin is the best league changer. Sometimes it was great – which is at least 40 stops and 11 shootouts reflected in the meat grinder with the "New Jersey". Lost stability lost Tuukka Rusk remained the main goalkeeper of "Boston" in many ways because of his track record. And at the last Halak meeting, it went well – it's a performance for the European team at the World Cup. "Dallas" has also received an excellent group: Bishop and Khudobin – peers, and they will create a powerful competition. And again, the Russian language in Texas is now the same phenomenon as in "Tampa" and "Rangers."

Now on less positive things. Nail Yakupov has lost all of his chances to continue his career in the NHL. "Colorado" was his last hope: "avalanches" last season took a big step forward, swapping a deep spot to hit the [1945]. But the first draft of the Draft-2012 took a mediocre part to that, tapping only 9 + 7 in 58 games. Even after several disastrous seasons in the NHL, Yakupov is expecting a much worse option. On the one hand, SKA is the leader of the KHL. On the other hand, after the reorganization, the team can no longer call a greenhouse. Ilya Vorobyov brings together guys who have something to prove, and they will not be swept away by dust particles, like before Pyeongchang. And if Nail does not want to become the main disappointment of the generation, then his motivation will be prohibitive. After all, there are a lot of prestigious trophies on this side of the ocean.

Two Russians left Colorado at the same time. In Mironov, the NHL proved to be about the same as Yakupov's. That is, practically nothing. His branded 'mills' did not surprise anyone, the style was quickly snapped up, and Andrei could not offer anything new. Perhaps patience and the season another in the AHL would help solve the problem, but the defender refused that option. And then just the native "Dynamo" got up, so that the teammates of yesterday from "Colorado" face each other in one of the toughest confrontations of the KHL.

It can not be said that Kulemin suffered a fiasco in the NHL. For ten seasons, Nicholas honestly plowed in the "Toronto" and "Islanders". Periodically, this brought results, especially in the season-11/11 with 57 points. But the rewards for conscientious work, Nicolas has never received: the striker has entered, not to say, the most striking time of both clubs. And the "Ayls" were expecting more from him and Grabovsky. And in November, Kulemin suffered a serious injury to the left shoulder, was removed from action for six months, and then there was a contract with the "islanders" as if they were n & rsquo; Had not been lucky. Superstar Nicholas has never been, so the best clubs are not going to take the risk. And to torment somewhere in the fourth link of "Buffalo" or "Arizona" in 32 years, there is no sense. As a result, the attacker flew to his native Metallurg to bring him back to the top of the KHL