“Barys” sent their leader to CSKA Moscow, and he himself is desperately fighting for the last tickets to the Gagarin Cup. Some moments of the season, in which the Kazakhstani club may not jump over their heads, are in the material of the bbabo.net correspondent.
The capital team was surprised when they let go of their main star and did not get it right with the legionnaires on which they made a bet. There are other problems that prevent Kazakhstanis from being more successful.
1. Selling Darren Dietz
The captain broke down. "44" at the end of last season admitted that he would like to see a strong team in Nur-Sultan, into which strong performers would rush. Did not work out. “Barys” did not become stronger, and Ditsu, with all his reverence for the team from Kazakhstan, is already 28 years old. It is unlikely that "Barys" will be able to claim something serious in the near future, and the native of Canada is tired of "Groundhog Day".
“Barys” and CSKA have found common ground. Both are happy. The former sold the most expensive player in the league, while the latter diversified their roster. In terms of play, the defenders of the Kazakhstani club, who lacked playing minutes, should be jubilant. One of the chosen hockey players has left, and you can show yourself. It remains to realize your capabilities.
2. The failure of the Canadian troika in the first link
“Barys” in a good mood approached the KHL regular championship, having assembled a good line-up, but the players could not reveal their potential. Canadian trio Matt Frattin, Cody Kunik and Christian Thomas did not become the leaders of the renewed Kazakhstani team. The legionnaires failed the start of the season, and Barys decided that only Thomas was to blame and refused the services of the "92" number.
They could have kicked out the other two performers, but there was no replacement for them, so they are still in the lineup. Kunik played out in a new league for himself, but with Frattin, most likely, they will still part. In “Barys” it is not the first time that they do not guess with the legionnaires for the role of leaders, but this time they managed to minimize the complex consequences that could have brought “Barys” down to the outsiders of the tournament.
3. "Leaky" defense and an unstable majority
Barys scored 109 goals, but conceded 19 more. Only three or four clubs in the league have worse defensive stats, but almost all of them are outside the top 8 of their conferences. Weakness in this component took away from “Barys” several points, and with it a couple of positions in the table. On the other hand, they will forget about it if Kazakhstanis take one of the places in the playoffs.
As for the majority, it just "broke". “Barys” has 19.4 percent of draws with a numerical advantage, which makes it possible to enter the top 15 of the season, but in the last matches the Kazakhstanis have practically failed to create sharpness at the goal of others. It is possible that forced breaks in the calendar will help, when it will be possible to prepare new combinations. Otherwise, there is nothing to do in the playoffs.
4. Return of Linden Vey
Not immediately, but “Barys” found a strong center forward. The Canadian forward made a good debut for the Kazakhstanis a few seasons ago, and then moved to the leaders of the Western Conference. Now he is back and immediately cheered up the game in the striking unit, gaining already seven (4 + 3) points. For completeness, the Canadian legionnaire lacks a pair of partners who would be ready for Wei's decisions.
Tomasz Yurcho, who was one of the last to join Barys, shows good individual technique, but has not yet adapted to the new league to reveal his full potential. The Slovak scored seven (2 + 5) points, but is hardly happy with the start. Besides Yurcho, Vey needs one more partner. It is possible that the forward is a power plan with certain technical skills.
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We add that, in addition to the match with Avtomobilist, which will be held today, December 27, Barys will also host Salavat Yulaev from Ufa on their ice. This meeting will take place on December 29th.
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