The Head Coach”Cupid » Andrei Martyanov said team goalie Igor Bobkov suffered a torn meniscus in the offseason and underwent surgery, now the hockey player is recovering.
Love lost to Dynamo Moscow 0:6 on Saturday in the Moscow Mayor’s Cup match. On Sunday, the Khabarovsk team will play the match for fifth place against Beijing’s Kunlun Red Star. Bobkov moved to Amour in the offseason.
– An absolutely bad game. Dynamo dominated the first two periods in every respect. In the third, we calmed down a bit, but the opponent no longer bothered us. But the match completely failed, I can’t distinguish anyone among the players. Maybe the guys were exhausted, there was a great desire. But as it happened, it happened. It’s very annoying that before the start of the championship we have very soft hockey. It’s a wake-up call, but there’s still time. We will correct everything and prepare for the first matches of the championship.
– You released an experimental composition. What objectives were pursued when so many young people were appointed?
– First, to see who’s worth what. Second, I’m not going to use top players for three games in a row. It was not a task to win all matches at all costs. They come from there. I had this plan in mind from the start. Playing three days in a row is useless. Tomorrow we will see which composition to come out. But the young people sniffed a little powder. Some seemed confident.
– During the whole pre-season, we never saw Bobkov. What about him?
– Unfortunately, he was injured – a ruptured meniscus – and had surgery. He has already entered the ice and is starting to prepare for the season according to an individual program. What he can do, he has done. Worked the upper shoulder girdle, leg, press. He is a professional, worked, kept in shape. We await his return. The goalkeeper is a delicate position, so I did not advise him to force the recovery.
– Viatcheslav Osnovin, who under your guidance had the best season of his career, left Sibir. Have you thought about signing a contract with him?
– Now I think about it. Maybe we’ll think about it. If he wants to play for our team, why not? But the decision will be made a little later, – the correspondent of reports Martemyanov’s words.
The new KHL season will kick off on September 1 with the Cup opener between CSKA and Ak Bars.
Source : MatchTV
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