Famous children’s hockey coach Gennady Kurdin, in an interview with , shared his opinion about two defeats.Tampa at the start of the Stanley Cup Finals with “Colorado “.
On the eve of the Lightning lost with a score of 0:7. For the Russian goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevsky the game became an anti-record, never before in the NHL playoffs had he missed so many in a single game.
– Tampa coach John Cooper was in the playoffs for 88 games, has not changed Vasilevsky for four years. Even at 0:7, they didn’t reserve it! Why?
“Maybe they have an agreement. Cooper knows how comfortable Vasilevsky is. Some goalkeepers need to be changed. But Vasya is not affected. Because he still wants to play.
And I think Vasilevsky already in the second game began to prepare for the next game. What difference does it make whether you lose – 0:4 or 0:7? But Vasya starts the series badly, but then he watches his opponents closely, studies them and then turns into an inscrutable goalkeeper. In my opinion, Cooper approached Vasilevsky during the break, they discussed something in the locker room. Andrei said he would continue playing. He wanted to play until the end. So the coach left him.
As I see it, now Vasilevsky will add. “Tampa” would hang the third game of the final. It can then spin again.
Andrey is a very proud guy. And he was injured when during the last round all New York chanted: “Igor is better! After that, Vasilevsky conceded just five goals in four winning matches.
– Well, they are still competing for the place of the first goalkeeper in the Russian team. And now Vasya should start too. Now he’s going to rethink those 0:7s, look at some points. He’s getting used to Colorado players now. What do they do, how do they stop.
I spoke with Andrey for a bit when the guys brought home the Stanley Cup. He’s such a selfish person. I’m used to not losing since childhood. This is a very good feature. Therefore, he is called the strongest goalkeeper in the world. And you must be lucky. And in this series, Colorado always rushes. It’s clear that Denver players are playing better. But the first game “Tampa” could be taken. And she was scored in overtime on the first pitch.
Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals will take place in Tampa on the night of June 20-21.
Source : MatchTV
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