Goalie Anton Khudobin in an interview with , he said he was not considering the transition to “Siberia” despite the fact that he had little playing experience on the team.
Khudobin, 37, has played five matches for Siberia this season, in which he was winless with 90.0% of his shots saved.
— You terminated the contract with Sibir by mutual agreement. Why didn’t they wait until April 30?
“We immediately discussed it when signing the contract, that when the season ends for us, I am leaving.
— Did you think you would play more in the KHL? You only spent 235 minutes on the pitch during half the championship.
— When there was another coach (David Nemirovsky), they said I would play. And when he was replaced (Sergei Krivokrasov became an actor), they completely stopped talking to me about the word “completely”. I just came to the arena, talked to the guys, that’s it.
— How does it usually go with goalkeepers?
– Well, they say: “Get ready, you’re playing.” Or: “You will be in reserve. »I only spoke to the goalkeeping coach. I no longer communicated with anyone. One day, in Minsk, I was asked if I was ready to play. I said yes, I’m ready. “Well, get ready.”
I thought I was going to play against Dynamo Minsk. But in the evening I asked the goalkeeper coach Yegor Gennadievich [Подомацкого]: “Am I playing?” – “Yes, it seems not.” “I just had a conversation today about ‘Get Prepared.’ – “Now I will find out.” He called and said, “No, nothing happened.” »
— Was the transfer from Sokol (VHL) to Sibir a mistake?
– There was no mistake. I just can’t speak specifically about the match for Sibir, because I only played two matches in the starting lineup. When he came on against Ak Bars, he played well. 50 minutes, two missed goals on 22 shots. I think it’s a good result, considering I’ve been virtually without matches or training for a month and a half. And then everyone saw that I had no matches,” Khudobin told .
Siberia did not reach the playoffs, finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference.
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