Before “Torpedo” Alexei Kruchinin believes that the loss in the third game of the Western Conference semi-final against SKA (0:4) is more likely to be related to psychology.
Torpedo lost in the third game of the second round of the Gagarin Cup (0-4). Kruchinin himself this season not only set a personal goalscoring record (15 + 37 = 52 points), but also managed to work on the Torpedo coaching store. He came back in the playoffs after an injury, he has 1 (0+1) points in four games.
– It seemed to me, or was the Torpedo already hooked by this moment? Too long season, exhausting the playoffs.
I don’t think it has anything to do with fitness. It’s very difficult when you’re close to a goal from time to time, but you don’t score. And in response, you miss the puck on offense.
Imagine when you go to something. We were already quite close, then – a click on the nose. So we get goals in return. It hits hard on psychology and mood.
No, we have everything in order with physics. As the game shows, we go on the attack until the last minute, we press. It is clear that the forces are not infinite. But our defeat is not linked to that.
– Alexander Nikishin’s goal in the minority finally killed Torpedo’s hopes. I am right? At that time, everything turned out to be exemplary for SKA.
– There is a saying: “Luck for those who are lucky.” Apparently we are not doing enough. But inside the team, we believe we can take the lead, keep this game, win. That we can be stronger. In general, such defeats are very difficult to explain,” Kruchinin told .
The next game in the series is Wednesday, March 22. Torpedo never made it past the second round of the KHL playoffs. This year, Dynamo Moscow was beaten in the first round (4-2 in the series).
The fourth game of the ½ final of the Western Conference Final “Torpedo” – SKA will be held on March 22. Watch the live broadcast of the match on the federal channel, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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