Defender of Chelyabinsk “Tractors » Ilya Karpukhin answered a question about the progression of his game and also explained how he felt about fighting during matches.
— During the KHL season, do you see any progress in your game?
— Every season I want to become better than the year before. I try to be better today than yesterday. I think it’s a very good season for me. Of course, I would like to score more points and bring more benefits to the team. We need to focus on the positives and the progress.
— Is the “+17” utility indicator, one of the best in the KHL, also encouraging?
– It’s always nice. But these statistics are not constant and can always change. So we need to pick up the pace.
— Last season, you sometimes activated “badass mode”. Now you try not to waste your time fighting?
“I don’t intend to fight.” I can’t say I’m some kind of badass. I am always ready to defend my partner, but I think this is required of any player – it is an unspoken rule. This season, those moments are simply fewer. I’m not specifically looking for a fight. First of all, I go out to play hockey,” Karpukhin quotes RB Sport.
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