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This season, KHL officials have touted Igor Larionov and Sergei Fedorov, two former Detroit Red Wings players, as the front-runners to become the league’s first Russian head coach.

However, neither is coaching in the KHL Gagarin Cup playoffs at the moment. In their best-of-seven series, both of their teams prevailed in the first game before losing 4-1.Send a Tweet

 

This season, KHL officials have touted Igor Larionov and Sergei Fedorov, two former Detroit Red Wings players, as the front-runners to become the league’s first Russian head coach.

However, neither is coaching in the KHL Gagarin Cup playoffs at the moment. In their best-of-seven series, both of their teams prevailed in the first game before losing 4-1.

Russia’s elite hockey league saw Fedorov’s CSKA Moscow win the title twice. But they lost badly in the first round of this year’s Gagarin Cup competition. Lokomotiv defeated CSKA.

In the Russian media, there is even some conjecture that Fedorov’s employment may be in danger.Post Tweet Flip Sign Up
This season, KHL officials have touted Igor Larionov and Sergei Fedorov, two former Detroit Red Wings players, as the front-runners to become the league’s first Russian head coach.

However, neither is coaching in the KHL Gagarin Cup playoffs at the moment. In their best-of-seven series, both of their teams prevailed in the first game before losing 4-1.

Russia’s elite hockey league saw Fedorov’s CSKA Moscow win the title twice. But they lost badly in the first round of this year’s Gagarin Cup competition. Lokomotiv defeated CSKA.

In the Russian media, there is even some conjecture that Fedorov’s employment may be in danger.

Fedorov said, “Was CSKA not ready for the pressure?” to KHL.ru. “I will not remark on this. for a straightforward explanation. We felt that the opposition was faster than we were.

This season, not everything went as planned. They engaged in wave-like play. There was some promise here from the first game. However, it was challenging for us to perform at the caliber needed for the playoffs and Lokomotiv. The outcome is organic.When Larionov’s Torpedo faced SKA St. Petersburg in their series opener, they also prevailed. Then they lost the following four games, much like CSKA.

Regarding his young squad, Larionov stated KHL.ru, “There was thirst and dedication on our part, but we lacked freshness.” “We have six players who entered the KHL right away without ever having played in the VHL. We’re not as experienced, old, or large as we are, but it has nothing to do with physics. We were more than prepared.