Goalie CSKA Ivan Fedotov in an interview with , he said he had already got into the rhythm of the game this season, returning to top form.
Fedotov, 27, reflects 91.4% of shots in this championship, winning 13 victories in 27 matches of the Fonbet KHL championship. At the same time, the goalkeeper has already kept four clean sheets this season, which is his personal best.
— Was it important for CSKA to end the year on a winning note?
– Yes of course. I would like to end the year on a happy note and you are right. And it was a good match against Severstal. We dominated for two periods, the third proved to be a bit messy. Severstal played well and showed their hockey. But we completed the coaching task and received quality emotions. I would like to move them to 2024. So we are moving forward positively.
— CSKA head coach Sergei Fedorov said that you have already returned to peak form. As planned by the club, this happened in December. What do you say?
— To be honest, I agree with these words. Realistically and objectively, just at the start of December, before the break, the rhythm of the game came back to me and some things in our goalkeeping routine became more familiar and optimized. Therefore, there is confidence, less unnecessary movement and fidgeting. In general, the picture leaves a positive background. And we discuss it as a team, and people notice that the picture is very good. And we even like it when we analyze the moments.
Of course, the result is the result, but you have to hold on to the process. And if before that there were crumpled things that needed to be corrected, now it is as Sergei Viktorovich said: December was productive for me. And we enter the new year in a comfortable rhythm. Only with positivity! — said Fedotov for .
CSKA is sixth in the Western Conference standings with 50 points from 45 matches. Over the previous two seasons, the military team won two Gagarin Cups.
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