Will Fedotov play for CSKA? Five goalkeeper skins for the KHL champion
Pavel Panyshev August 18, 2023, 18:45 Moscow time
We will tell you how the owners of the Gagarin Cup can get out of a difficult situation.
The epic with goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov, his deal with CSKA, the unfinished contract with Philadelphia and the IIHF decision are still ongoing. Meanwhile, there are two weeks left before the start of the KHL regular season, so the army team must quickly solve the goalie problem. What options do they have?
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Fedotov is still at CSKA
The most desired final result by the army team. After the IIHF’s obvious decision (not in favor of Russia) to ban Ivan for four months and an international transfer ban for CSKA, the army’s lawyers will surely file an appeal and try to defend the club’s righteousness. The point in this case has not been unequivocally established, although it has already been reported from North America that the disqualification does not apply to Ivan’s game in the NHL. But after all, the current task of CSKA is not to send Ivan across the ocean, but to save him for the Russian fan. Let’s see how the situation will develop and how it will end.
Is it possible to bring Reideborn back?
Practically no, and here it is not even so much about the ban on international transfers imposed on Muscovites. Initially, CSKA could leave the Swede after the championship season, but due to the tightening of the limit of foreign players in the KHL, they finally parted ways with Adam. At the same time, they did everything very well, without quarrels and conflicts, thanking Alyosha Pilko, the player’s agent, who is the strongest in Russia in working with foreign hockey players, for his understanding. Now Reideborn already has a valid contract with the Swiss “Bern”, in which the Scandinavian will play next season. In CSKA, Reideborn showed himself very well, playing one of the key roles in the playoffs.
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Is it possible to get Podyapolsky from SKA?
Also an unlikely option. Yes, SKA needs to settle the invoice. Yes, the team of the army from the banks of the Neva has Mattsson, Nikolaev, young Ivanov in the clip, and Podyapolsky will not really be in the team, as experts have already reported. However, there is no point in SKA handing over the goalkeeper to its main competitor, thereby strengthening the composition of CSKA. Of course, various transactions and exchanges occurred between the army giants, but not this time. It is almost certain that Vladislav will continue his career at Lada, to which several players from Roman Rotenberg’s team have already been sent.
Vladislav Podyapolsky
Photo: RIA Novosti
You can invite Anton Khudobin
The experienced 37-year-old goalkeeper is a free agent and is actively considering options to continue his career in the KHL. Anton has many years of playing in the NHL behind him, the Stanley Cup final with Dallas, world championship gold and silver as part of the Russian team and many brilliant matches. Someone doubts Khudobin’s physical shape, but the Russian regularly trains and works on himself. In the current situation, a very good option for Muscovites. The main thing here is to agree on financial conditions for fitting into the salary cap, but this is a matter for Anton’s representatives and the CSKA club management.
Start the season with a pair of Sharychenkov – Skotnikov
CSKA is unlikely to take such a step. Sharychenkov is a second iron number for a club with the status of CSKA. Such a goalie should rest goalies of the level of Fedotov and Reideborn, occupying their 20-25 games in the regular season. Skotnikov is still young and inexperienced, he can and should be trusted, but it’s too early to bet on him. Even with a high level of discipline at CSKA and a strong defensive line, such a tandem can play a trick on the army team.
