Before the second match of the KHL playoff series with Siberia, four more players left the team

The general director of Salavat Yulaeva explained why all the legionnaires left the club

All the legionnaires of the Ufa Salavat Yulaev left the club after the termination of contracts by mutual agreement. The day before, it became known that the Canadian left the team with the Belarusian passport Jeff Plett and the Olympic champion of Beijing-2022 as part of the Finnish national team Marcus Granlund.

Today, on the day of the second match of the playoff series against Siberia, the Yulaevtsev camp left all other foreigners. The Finnish strikers Sakari Mannin and the theme of Hartikainen, who also recently won gold medals at the Olympic Games, their compatriot, the goalkeeper of the Jukh Metsol and the defender from Denmark Philip Larsen. Salavat Yulaev will continue to speak in the Gagarin Cup without its main stars.

The story with the breakdown of contracts and the departure of the legionnaires of Salavat was commented by the CEO of the club Rinat Bashirov. She stated that the leadership held several meetings with players and the coaching staff, where the athletes were asked not to make hasty decisions.

– Unfortunately, the legionnaires made a joint decision to leave the team. Reacted to this with understanding. They were a large part of the team. Of course, we regret such a choice of hockey players. To say that the legionnaires “fled” categorically impossible. They sincerely shared their experiences with us. Until the last, we hoped that we could convince them to stay in the team, ”Rinat Bashirov emphasized.

According to the general director of Salavat Yulaev, the club broke up with foreign players without mutual claims.

– The team continues to fight for the Gagarin Cup. We have a good margin of strength, excellent youth. The guys are completely mobilized and ready to move on, ”the general director of HC Salavat Yulaev summed up.

Recall that today, March 4, the second match of the 1/4 finals of the Eastern Conference of the KHL will be held on the ice of Ufa Arena. Ufa Salavat Yulaev will again accept the Novosibirsk Siberia, an account in the series up to four victories is still 1-0 in favor of the Yulaevtsev.

Until the completion of the performance in the KHL, the Finnish link “Salavat Yulaev” was considered one of the best in the league, and the striker of the topic of Kharticanen during the years of performance in Ufa managed to become a real legend of the team. He became “Yulaevts” before the start of the 2013/2014 season and from the very first matches earned the love and respect of the fans.

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