Before “Ak Barca » Dmitry Yashkin who previously spoke for S.K.A. in an interview with , he spoke about the consequences of the injury he suffered during the playoffs of the 2022/23 season.
SKA lost in the Western Conference final to eventual Cup winner Gagarin CSKA at 2–4 in the series.
– You became the KHL’s top scorer and sniper in SKA. But during the playoffs, they got hurt.
– Yes, it happened in the second game of the series against Torpedo. Their hockey player fell on me. This moment did not seem serious, and even the episode seemed ridiculous. But I could not continue to play in this series – and I missed all the other games against Nizhny Novgorod.
I couldn’t go to the series with CSKA either. It was just my personal desire, like everyone at SKA, that I at least try to get over the pain and play somehow. That’s exactly what I did. How useful, I don’t know. But I did my best.
– In the Western Conference Finals, did we see 50% of the real Yashkin?
– No matter how many percent there was, it still wasn’t me. When a hockey player can’t play at full strength, how can he help? Moreover, I am a vanguard of a certain plan, which acts with force,” Yashkin told .
Yashkin scored 62 (40+22) points in 67 games last season with SKA, adding 7 (5+2) points in 14 playoff games. At the KHL’s season-closing ceremony, the 30-year-old hockey player was recognized as the league’s most valuable player. On June 7, the Czech signed a three-year contract with Ak Bars.
Source : MatchTV
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