Motorist ahead Alexey Byvaltsev After winning the second game of the KHL playoffs against SKA (3:1), he expressed condolences for the deaths of Vasily Utkin and Konstantin Koltsov.
On Tuesday, March 19, it became known that the former hockey player had died Konstantin Koltsov and commentator Vasily Outkin.
—Is it difficult to win? Here you have an ice pack taped to your left knee.
“Victory itself inspires, and after it, strength seems to reappear. Everything is going well for us, we are preparing more.
— How do you manage to be on par with SKA in many areas? You even score in the minority.
— We work and work, shift after shift, encouraging each other. All are in good physical condition. We trained and rested. That’s why everything happens like this.
— Before this series, Avtomobilist lost seven of the last eight games against SKA. Why has your team changed now?
— We worked all season. Some things worked, others didn’t. Then we figured out how to act. We talked to the guys and started with confidence. We played well against Kazan, this series gave us confidence. And we move on.
— Describe your goal.
“We just managed to intercept their inaccurate transmission.” There was no one there, the defenders had all failed. And I ran away.
— Do you always try to act aggressively against the minority?
— Of course, you always have to play aggressively. Because if you’re in static positions, it’s much more difficult.
— Based on the experience of the series with Ak Bars, what is most important when you have two victories and go home with a score of 2-0?
– Play calmly, in the same spirit, don’t think about anything useless, about anything else. There is only one game today. You have to win, that’s all. And all other thoughts must be rejected. We’ve only done half the work.
— Yesterday was your head coach Nikolai Zavarukhin’s birthday, did he buy cakes for the team?
— Yes, and in general we have a good atmosphere in the team. Everyone encourages each other, we always try to be positive.
— Do you think your goalkeeper Evgeniy Alikin outperforms his opponent in this series?
– Of course, the goalkeeper is half the team. He catches pucks at the right time, and that inspires us even more. Zhenya is very helpful. I hope he continues in the same vein.
— Before the match, we learned that Vasily Utkin had died.
— We watched it on television. It’s a shame that people like that leave. We cry and offer our condolences. Today we learned that Kostya Koltsov from “Salavat Yulaev” died. Such unpleasant news. It’s very sad to lose such people,” Byvaltsev told .
“Motorist” On Tuesday in St. Petersburg, they defeated SKA in the second match of the Gagarin Cup second round series – 3:1. The series score became 2-0 in favor of the Yekaterinburg team.
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