Defender SKA Maxim Fedotov in an interview with he talked about the match against Torpedo (4:3 B), for which he played last season.
SKA beat Torpedo, losing after two periods with a score of 0:3. Striker Valentin Zykov scored a brace for the St. Petersburg team and also converted the decisive shootout.
— I thought that after two periods (0:3), SKA’s winning streak would be interrupted. How did you manage to achieve such a match?
“I don’t think we did anything wrong.” We came out in the first half, but immediately conceded unnecessary goals. And so that was our game. But we finally scored in the third period. Well, here we go.
— Even with the score 0:3, did you think it was your game?
– Absolutely. We played calmly, without panic. We discussed with the guys the need to score the first goal, the most important. And then everything will go further.
— Were you surprised that Valentin Zykov, who plays on the fourth row, scored the game-changing double? He rushes towards the gate like a bison.
—And all the members of our team are ladies. Even the guards. We are all the same. Anyone can score or pass. Well, Valek, of course, is absolutely fine.
— Why did you start a fight with Nikolai Kovalenko? Did he elbow you in the head?
– I don’t know. My back was there and I didn’t see anything. This moment didn’t bother me. We played calmly. We do not indulge in provocations.
— This match was similar to Torpedo’s last match last season, when you led 3:0, but lost 3:5 and were eliminated from the playoffs by SKA. Can’t find it?
– Basically, there is something similar. Well yes, we conceded two unnecessary goals. But we played according to our system from the first team. But it’s good that we scored the much-needed goals in the third half.
— Do you think Torpedo has become more pragmatic over the year?
– I don’t know, to be honest. I don’t really follow them. I only talk to my friends there. They say something interesting, but our dialogue isn’t about the game at all.
—Aren’t you their enemy?
– Not really.
—They wanted to pile you up on the ice.
“But those are emotions, that’s what hockey is about.” After the match, we shook hands. I have no hard feelings against anyone.
— You moved to SKA, where you can grow. At the same time, they freed up space and Bogdan Konyushkov and Anton Silaev strengthened Torpedo’s defense… A win-win situation?
– Yes, I don’t look at what they have there. But here, I am progressing in other areas. It’s true, I can’t score and pass. But it will come. And so I act more defensively. Good game, and I’ve already learned a lot here. But the studies are progressing. I know that after joining SKA I am getting stronger.
— Sergei Zubov works here as a defensive coach.
— Yes, he was already inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. No wonder the man won two Stanley Cups. He is an experienced person and our entire staff does everything every day for the team to win. We are only positive,” Fedotov told .
21-year-old SKA defender Maxim Fedotov scored 3 (1+2) points in 30 matches of the season. In the last championship, when he played for Torpedo, he had 26 (9+17) points in 64 matches.
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