The head coach S.K.A. Romain Rotenberg after the victory over Minsk “Dynamo ” in the sixth game of the first round of the playoffs, said that the decisive factor in this encounter was the army’s reliable play in the minority.
On Saturday, SKA beat Dynamo Minsk in the sixth game of the first round of the Gagarin Cup – 4:2. The Army Men won the series 4–2.
“We were seriously preparing for the series, realizing that our opponent had won the national team tournament in December,” the correspondent quoted Rotenberg as saying. – But there the Belarusian players played without the Canadians, at Dynamo Minsk they have a reinforced version. In addition, the opponent had a serious coaching staff, which constantly made adjustments to tactics. We are grateful to the people of Minsk for reaching a new level. Special thanks to all Minsk-Arena fans, this is the kind of atmosphere we need in hockey.
– During one of the last press conferences, you spoke of “dirty Canadian things”. Don’t you think it was the Belarusian players who won the series, and not the Canadians?
— I have already said that the Belarusians managed without the Canadians at the national team tournament and won. But the rivals’ coach is Canadian.
– What was the key moment of today’s match?
– When the three of us survived. Today, we still retired a lot, played a lot in the minority. Eliminations must be removed in the next round. The rest of the time we will recover and train.
SKA’s opponent in the second round of playoffs will be determined after the end of the series CSKA – Severstal and Torpedo – Dynamo (Moscow).
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Source : MatchTV
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