Russian defender “Tampa Bay Lightning » Mikhail Sergachev in an interview with , he said that he only blames himself for the not-so-successful start to the NHL season.
Tampa placed Sergachev on long-term injured reserve this week. The 25-year-old Russian was injured on December 19 during the first period of the NHL regular season match against Saint-Louis (6:1), when a puck hit the hockey player’s left leg and he could not continue the match. In 33 matches of the season, Sergachev scored 19 points (2+17) with a utility indicator of -15.
— To what do you attribute your unstable beginnings?
– Yes, I was surprised myself. I don’t even know how to explain this. And I’m not looking for someone to blame. It’s clear that I made mistakes on certain goals, and it came straight away. And there was a stretch of eight games where no matter what mistake I made, we scored immediately. And even you play well, but still come away with a minus. You can’t do anything when they score a goal.
I can only explain this by saying that hockey is a team game and your usefulness depends on the whole team. Everyone is responsible for the missed goal. Well, only if the defender is the last one left and begins to beat the opponent, losing the puck. And even then the goalie is missing, you can show him that.
In short, I don’t blame anyone. The main thing I understand is that when I make mistakes, I see them. I’m working on it, trying to fix it. And I’m not giving up. It happens – no matter what you do, you will always get a minus. But I approach it in such a way that a new match is like a blank page. Come play. If there is a minus, then there will be a minus. It’s important that I give myself completely to the game. If we missed the first period, there are two more to correct everything and become better. The most important thing is to help the team,” Sergachev told .
Source : MatchTV
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