New York Rangers forward Artemy Panarin believes that the style of play practiced by the team’s new head coach Pierre Laviolette similar to “Russian hockey”.
Laviolette took over as manager of the Rangers in June, replacing Gérard Galland.
— I really like the game plan in the offensive zone. It looks like Russian hockey,” he said, quoting Panarin. Lohud .
In the 2022/23 season, the Rangers were eliminated in the first round of the NHL playoffs, losing in seven games to the New Jersey Devils.
“Last season I felt really bad because we were in a situation where we could have won the (Stanley) Cup. That’s what we thought before the series started. We had a great team, then we lost after leading 2:0 – and mainly thanks to my play,” noted the striker.
“You can’t forget that easily.” Only hockey will probably help me. If I start playing (well), I will start feeling good,” he added.
Last season, Panarin scored 92 points (29 goals + 63 assists) in 82 regular season games and only made 2 assists in 7 playoff games.
Source : MatchTV
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