The head coach “Locomotive » Igor Nikitin Believes that CSKA Moscow will save the Yaroslavl team from victorious euphoria in the upcoming Fonbet KHL Championship face-off.
Lokomotiv beat the army club on Wednesday with the score of 4:1. On Saturday, the opponents will meet in Yaroslavl.
– We played well in attack, cleaned up in defense. But the next match is again with CSKA, we are preparing for it, ”reports the correspondent of in the words of Nikitin.
– After such matches, Lokomotiv looks like a flawless team. What else should she add?
– In this he not only looked, but also played without weaknesses. You can win at hockey by not playing your best. And you can give in by playing it cool. Therefore, only stability is a sign of class.
– How to get rid of the euphoria after such a confident victory over the current champion?
– I think that in two days CSKA will save us from this euphoria. CSKA will come to us and fix everything. You also need to learn how to handle this.
— Maxim Shalunov set a personal record for goals. How do you explain that the striker is having the best season of his career?
– I wouldn’t rush to talk about the best. We will evaluate after the end of the playoffs. I don’t think Max is watching what’s going on now.
All our thoughts are on future games. Sports are very cruel in this respect. Tomorrow, no one will remember our success today.
Lokomotiv are second in the Western Conference standings with 88 points, while CSKA are fourth with 86 points.
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