New York Rangers forward Artemy Panarin this season, the NHL spends its energy not on playing beautifully with the puck, but on shooting, explains former hockey player of Russian clubs Vadim Berdnikov.
This season, Panarin played 14 matches in which he scored 24 points (8+16). The striker repeated the record for goals among Russian players, set by Dmitry Kvartalnov in the 1992/93 season, playing for Boston.
— Your friend Artemy Panarin repeated the record among Russians for the longest goal streak since the start of the season. To what would you attribute such a powerful performance?
— The Rangers changed coaches, and that also became momentum. In addition, he has prepared well for the season and there is a new chemistry with his partners. There is luck, but we know that those who are lucky are lucky. Like Kuzya, he is already practically a veteran. We communicate with him and I know that he is constantly analyzing his game – changing, simplifying or adding something. When he was young, he loved to tinker with the puck, draw it, play with it, but now he no longer wastes his energy on that, but accumulates it for throwing it. God grant that his season continues like this.
— Which Russians in the NHL do you still follow?
— We are in constant contact with Zhenya Dadonov. A hardworking player, he always does a lot of dirty work. Scores unusual goals. It is not always possible to score a lot of points, but he is a very useful hockey player. Dallas is slowly finding his game. I am also Pasha Buchnevich, we played together in Cherepovets. I’m watching Malkin. It’s interesting to watch Tampa. There is a young man Mintyukov in Anaheim. I try to look at Russian players, mainly Washington, St. Louis, Dallas, Pittsburgh,” Berdnikov said, as quoted by RB Sport.
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