Salavat Yulaev 2014/2015 Season Talk

[pulverapa]

The Salavat Yulaev 2014/2015 season will be an interesting one. They have been placed in the most Eastern Division. It's one of the weakest divisions so reaching the playoffs shouldn't be a problem. The biggest rival Ak Bars Kazan is in another division. The team hast lost many interesting players, including future star goalie Andrei Vasilevski, overpaid forward Sergei Zinoviev and dynamic players such as Nikita Filatov and Igor Mirnov. This year will be a "budget year" for Salavat Yulaev, after having spent a lot of money on mediocre players the last couple of years. New interesting players are Alexander Kutuzov and Igor Skorokhodov. Keep an eye open for Alexander Pankov, is this the year when he finally become a star player?

New players:

05/07/2014 | Dmitri Syomin (F) Avangard Omsk
05/07/2014 | Denis Bodrov (D) Spartak Moskva
05/07/2014 | Ivan Lekomtsev (D) Sibir Novosibirsk
05/14/2014 | Igor Skorokhodov (F) Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
05/16/2014 | Alexander Kutuzov (D) Sibir Novosibirsk
05/25/2014 | Yevgeni Skachkov (F) Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
06/04/2014 | Ilkka Heikkinen (D) Lugano
06/04/2014 | Vitali Koval (G)

Players leaving:

05/06/2014 | Andrei Vasilevsky (G) Tampa Bay Lightning
05/13/2014 | Alexei Volkov (G) HK Sochi
05/14/2014 | Nikita Filatov (F) Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
05/19/2014 | Igor Mirnov (F) Ak Bars Kazan
05/20/2014 | Nikita Shchitov (D) HK Sochi
06/10/2014 | Alexander Goroshansky (F) Admiral Vladivostok
06/17/2014 | Yefim Gurkin (D) HK Sochi
07/08/2014 | Brent Sopel (D) Unknown
07/10/2014 | Vitali Proshkin (D) HK Sochi
07/24/2014 | Anton Babchuk (D) Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
07/26/2014 | Sergei Zinovyev (F) HK Sochi

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[SoundAndFury]

Well regarding Pankov - easy no Otherwise, I really feel SU aren't done in the market and there is still plenty of big names there. And their recent inactivity to me is a sign they are going after the biggest and will settle for something else if they strike out.