The head coach “Torpedo” Igor Larionov reported that the final diagnosis of the injury Vasily Atanasov We’ll know in a few days, when the swelling in the hockey player’s injured knee has subsided.
On Thursday, Torpedo defeated Kunlun on their home ice in the Fonbet KHL championship game. The main time of the meeting ended with a score of 2:2, Maxim Letunov brought victory to Torpedo in overtime. Atanasov was injured at the beginning of the first period, colliding with one of the Kunlun players, after which he left the ice with the help of his teammates. Earlier, Larionov said that Torpedo had lost its attacker for a long time.
— In the episode with Atanasov, was that intentional? Or an accident?
— You know, in hockey, things like that happen sometimes. I watched the video again, he was trying to stay standing, although it’s very difficult to speak afterwards. Overall, he couldn’t take the hit, not trying to stay on the ice under the weight of a player twice his weight. At that moment there was this unpleasant turn. It’s more likely an accident than anything else. It is a great loss for us. We don’t have that depth of staff. We are disappointed with what happened. On the other hand, tomorrow other people will have to do more for the team than today. And overcome this injury crisis that has haunted us all season.
— Is there any hope that Atanasov will not rupture his cruciate ligament?
—I can’t speculate yet. In my practice, these things become clear after 3-4 days, when the swelling disappears. But I don’t want to say it out loud yet. Let’s wait a few days for our medical staff and sports medicine gurus to decide on the extent of the damage, ”reports the correspondent of , reporting Larionov’s words.
Atanasov, 21, played 43 regular season matches this season, in which he scored 39 (19+20) points.
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