Where will Prokhorkin end up and who will sign Pulkkinen. The most anticipated offers in the KHL
Pavel Panyshev August 19, 2023, 18:45 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
There is still a lot of intrigue in the transfer market.
The regular season starts in two weeks, but the transfers to the KHL don’t stop. Most of the news and rumors are related to SKA as the army team needs to download their payment. There are not only Russians on the market, but also interesting foreigners with experience of playing in the Continental League. Let’s talk about the most anticipated offers.
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v Vladislav Podyapolsky, 28 years old
Podyapolsky’s days at SKA are numbered. The army team will enter the season with a trio of goalkeepers Mattsson – Nikolaev – Ivanov, and Vladislav is now looking for a new club, which will be 90% Lada. Of course, the Russian would hardly have been abandoned at CSKA, where the situation with Ivan Fedotov is still vague, but there is no point in Roman Rotenberg’s team strengthening its main competitor in the fight for the Gagarin Cup.
north. Alex Galchenyuk, 29 years old
High demand for center forward Alex Galchenyuk. After all the ups and downs that befell the striker, the NHL career is over for the American of Belarusian origin, but in the KHL there are options with Dynamo Minsk, Spartak and, of course, with SKA. It is in the northern capital where the striker will almost certainly end up. However, for this, the army team needs to finally solve all their salary cap problems.
Alex Galchenyuk
Photo: www.nhl.com
north. Teemu Pulkkinen, 31
Pulkkinen is a very decent legionnaire with an excellent shot below most. Teemu has long known the realities of the KHL and puts sport before politics, something very important in these times. In fact, the forward could be the only Finn to play in the league next season. In Ufa, where the representative of Suomi was paired, it was already announced that Pulkkinen would not be in Salavat Yulaev, but we will try to assume that the player will still end up in one of the Eastern Conference clubs.
north. Nikolai Prokhorkin, 29 years old
Prokhorkin’s main problem is susceptibility to injury. For example, last season Nikolay played only 10 matches for SKA. And this is with a salary of 70 million rubles! Of course, this state of affairs does not suit the army. SKA head coach Roman Rotenberg has already made a statement that the club will say goodbye to Prokhorkin. Nikolai could help Spartak or Avangard, where he already played. Or, perhaps, in the now familiar direction – from SKA to Lada?
north. Miguel Chapu, 31
Barys did not treat Shapu very well and correctly, but now the striker can end up in Dynamo Minsk. A good option for Dmitry Kvartalnov’s team, because the Minskers have no limit on foreign players. In addition to the striker, the ‘bison’ needs to look for a person in defense. Minsk residents clearly see holes in their line of defense. Curran and Kaldis were signed, but the rest of the players are at the level of the third couple or VHL. With such a line of defense, you are unlikely to qualify for anything serious.
Miguel Chapu
Photo: Marat Akimzhanov, foto.khl.ru
north. Ivan Nikolishin, 27 years old
The epic with Ivan Nikolishin and Amur will never end, which began with the fact that the Tigers did not pay their captain for an operation they performed on him in Germany. It is very interesting how this story ends. In fact, there are two options here: either it will be possible to find a new language again with the Khabarovsk team, or the rights of the center forward will be exchanged for another KHL team. And here above all they talk about Avangard. It is the residents of Omsk who are most interested in this Russian hockey player.
