Ivan Demidov “rewarded” for his performances by going to the fourth line

The more it changes, the more it stays the same.

Now that Kent Hughes has left Russia, Roman Rotenberg is falling back into his bad habits. Why do I say that? Because yesterday, on the sidelines of SKA training to prepare for the match on December 25, Ivan Demidov wore a yellow sweater.

And what that means is that the Canadian's prospect will play on the fourth line.

Because no, in Russia there is no break at Christmas. SKA will play at 11:30 a.m. (Quebec time) against CSKA today, for those who want to follow it out of the corner of their eye.

The curious thing is that taking into account the Canadian's visit to Russia or not, it is logical to say that Demidov deserves more.

In his last two matches, Demidov had one goal per game while playing in the top-9. He contributed to his team's attack… and instead of building on that, his coach sent him encore on a less good trio.

Doesn't the good Roman want to win?

It is relevant, in this sense, to mention that the 19-year-old young man was named KHL rookie of the week. His two goals and nine shots in three games, while having around 12 minutes of play per game, have not gone unnoticed.

And with good reason.

Roman Rotenberg was quite happy to play politics on the backs of CH when the club was here, but we can see that when the cat is gone, the mice dance in peace. #No Surprise

Is anyone surprised?

In burst

– Merry Christmas everyone!

– Ouch.

– Times are changing.