Goalie CSKA Ivan Fedotov told that his team’s play continues to have differences that need to be eliminated before the start of the KHL playoffs.
On Monday, CSKA lost to Vityaz in the regular season match of the Fonbet KHL Championship with a score of 1:2.
– Unexpectedly, of course… Our differences persist. I wouldn’t say it’s a matter of misconfiguration. We started well. Sometimes we have a solid game, we do the right things, but at some point everything collapses like a house of cards. Just like a puzzle is not built with just one piece, we seem to have everything, the picture is complete, but one thing is missing. And immediately the confidence disappears, incorrect actions begin, the puck bounces, we get unnecessary takedowns, etc. And we are already catching up, losing on all fronts. We are inferior in psychology and everything else.
Yes, Vityaz is finishing the season. But people are proud, they understand hockey. That’s why they go out and play, fight for the team, for themselves, for future contracts and to enjoy hockey.
— Discipline has been one of CSKA’s strengths in recent years. But judging by the last two games, that’s exactly what’s causing your team’s problem.
– Of course it is. And we notice it, and everyone sees it. The game lasts 60 minutes – not 59, not 30 or 40. Plus overtime and penalties. And you need to go out to each segment assigned to you, hold on to it with your teeth, so that your partners, fans and everyone else can see: the team entered the ice so as not to lose.
— Will we see another CSKA in the playoffs?
– Hope. We are working on this. I’d like to believe we saved Pandora’s Box for our playoff opponents. There are three games left and we will open this coffin,” Fedotov told .
CSKA is in seventh place in the Western Conference standings with 71 points. The Moscow team has already secured its place in the KHL playoffs.
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