Double Olympic champion Alexander Kozhevnikov called the basis of success “Locomotive “goalkeeper’s performance during the Gagarin Cup Daniel Isayev .
On Saturday, Lokomotiv beatAvant-garde “in the seventh match of the Gagarin Cup quarterfinal series (2:0). Yaroslavl won the series – 4-3. In the Gagarin Cup semifinals, the opponent of the railway workers will be “Traktor ” from Chelyabinsk, the series will begin on April 2 or 3 in Yaroslavl. 24-year-old Isaev played 12 matches in the current Gagarin Cup, reflecting 92.1% of shots with a safety factor of 1.75 pucks.
— I have said more than once that I don’t like the Lokomotiv game because it is closed. At the same time, I like the coaches of the team. Nikitin worked very well at CSKA, started well at Avangard. He knows how to play structured hockey. I respect his principles. But I repeat, I don’t like the way Lokomotiv plays.
The basis of Yaroslavl’s success is that they found a good goalkeeper. Isaev is one of the strongest at this point. His growth as a player is visible. At the same time, he is not so big in size, but he plays very well. Isaev reads the game perfectly, like my favorite goalkeeper – Igor Shesterkin . Their style is generally similar,” Kozhevnikov told .
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