Series against “Cupid” it was good preparation for “Metallurgy” for the upcoming second round of the Fonbet KHL championship playoffs, former vice-president of the Magnitogorsk club Gennady Velichkin told .
In the sixth match of the series, which took place on Monday in Khabarovsk, Metallurg defeated Amur in overtime with a score of 3:2 and won the series 4-2. Magnitka’s opponent in the second round of the playoffs will be Spartak or Dynamo Minsk.
— The series with “Cupid” for “Metallurg” was not really very difficult, but also difficult. Yes, the guys had to work a little. And this is good preparation for the next round of the Gagarin Cup.
— How do you assess Metallurg’s chances of winning the Gagarin Cup this season?
— In the next round, regardless of the club’s result, the chances will be equal. And then we’ll see how it goes.
— Many people call today’s Metallurg Magnitogorsk Severstal. What do you think of such statements?
– Why Severstal? This is Razin’s style. But Razin’s work in the team can only be judged at the end of the season, Velichkin told .
Watch live broadcasts of the Fonbet KHL Championship playoff matches on the Match Group channels, matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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