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This summer, Kazan lost key players who have been central figures on the team for a few seasons and they are no longer the same team. Losing one of the top spots in the East to someone else could be their reality. Top defensemen Nikulin and Medvedv went for NHL, goal keeper Nilsson (94%) as well. The talented forwards Burmitsov, Kostitsyn and Petrov are all gone, meaning Bars are in for a tough struggle this season, at least at its start. Lokomotiv underwent some changes as well but they acquired two great players from Siberia (Hersley, Enlund) and the super experienced Mosaylov from Dynamo Moscow. Lokomotiv have not lost power like their opponetns as their opening games proved. They first recorded a point against Torpedo despite being the better team and went on to beat Lada. Kazan, on the other hand, lost in Riga, which only goes to confirm the things I said first. They beat Soci narrowly in the second round but Soci are not even close to Lokomotiv in quality. The home team have the upper hand here and this is not a 50-50 game as it's been suggested. Kazan are not even close to where they were last season while Lokomtiv did great in the first two games. Lokomotiv beat Bars in two out of three test games, which makes for a great argument for this bet, alongside their great performances in the two opening games.