SKA: Roman Rotenberg’s position has been threatened.

Dose
Crédit: SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - 2024/01/07: Roman Rotenberg, Head Coach of SKA Hockey Club at a press conference, during the Kontinental Hockey League, regular season KHL 2023 - 2024 between SKA Saint Petersburg and Metallurg Magnitogorsk at the Ice Sports Palace. Final score; SKA Saint Petersburg 1: 2 Metallurg Magnitogorsk. (Photo by Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Since the beginning of the KHL season, Ivan Demidov has not been playing very regularly.

Roman Rotenberg has stubbornly limited the playing time of the Canadiens’ prospect, and his decisions have sparked discussion all the way to Montreal.

It’s normal, because everyone wants to see what Demidov has to offer ahead of his arrival in the NHL.

The SKA would make the playoffs if the KHL playoff tournament started tonight, but that doesn’t mean everything is rosy within the organization.

Not at all, in fact.

There are rumors circulating right now about Rotenberg, who could leave his position as head coach of the team. His job has been threatened in a way, but it seems the chances of him leaving are slim at present.

It’s still interesting, though.

In Saint Petersburg, there is pressure.

The SKA has been one of the best teams in the league for several years, and there are always high expectations, season after season.

It can get intense over time, especially if the team doesn’t meet those expectations.

That being said, even though the SKA is in a position that allows access to the playoffs right now… The club is also ranked 7th in its division, which is somewhat disappointing.

It’s understood that the team had to do without Evgeny Kuznetsov (injury) for a while and now, it has lost the services of Tony DeAngelo for the rest of the season.

Adding to that is the fact that Rotenberg is being criticized for his choices regarding Ivan Demidov… And that creates quite the circus.

Things must be starting to move quickly in Rotenberg’s mind. The head coach of the SKA must find a solution to lead his team to the finish… And he will have to do it without DeAngelo, who was one of the best offensive defenders in the KHL.

Maybe the idea of giving more playing time to the team’s 3rd leading scorer Ivan Demidov could help?

I’m just asking the question for fun…

In brief

– Meh…

– Well played. Wow!

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