Head coach of Yaroslavl “Locomotive » Igor Nikitin said he did not want to choose an opponent for the team in the second pair of Gagarin Cup semi-finals, consisting of Ekaterinburg Avtomobilist and Magnitogorsk Metallurg.
On Monday, Lokomotiv defeated Chelyabinsk Traktor on the road with a score of 3:0 in the fourth game of the series and reached the final of the KHL playoffs for the first time since 2009. The score of the second series of semi-finals is 2-1 in favor of Magnitogorsk.
– The statistics will show that we did not have a very good match. The only good thing we did was block a lot of shots.
— Many of your hockey players recently took part in the Kharlamov Cup and will now fight for the main trophy of the KHL.
– He who has no past has no future. Chelyabinsk and Yaroslavl are distinguished by their students. It’s cool. There must be a foundation.
— Are you watching the second episode of the semi-final?
— The opponents are not chosen. I won’t worry about anyone.
– They already call you superhumans. How do you feel about this?
“They call us different things, but we’re not trying to please anyone. Men develop an identity, it’s very important for men.
— Were you able to protect Shalunov from pressure after Fucale’s injury?
— We understood what Chelyabinsk was doing. This is a psychological test that you must pass.
— Why did the lineup announced in several matches not match who was on the ice?
“There is no big secret, we tried to neutralize the opposing center forwards, who are bothering us,” reports the correspondent, according to Nikitin.
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