Magnitogorsk attacker “Metallurgy” Dmitry Silantiev compared Yaroslavl hockey players “Lokomotiv” with robots on the eve of the Gagarin Cup final series against this team.
On Monday, Metallurg defeated Yekaterinburg Avtomobilist in the seventh match of the Fonbet KHL Championship playoff semifinals (3:2) and reached the final of the Gagarin Cup, where they will meet Lokomotiv.
— Combat match. It’s good that we won and converted our chances. We played reliably on defense, in the minority. A beautiful, hard-fought victory.
— This will be your first Gagarin Cup final. What emotions arise from this?
– Of course, cool. The main thing is that the team is moving forward, we are accelerating. God grant that this continues to be the case.
— A year ago, could you imagine that you would play in the Gagarin Cup final?
– Of course not. It’s very nice and cool to be here, I’m just having fun.
— What is the secret to your team’s success in these playoffs?
“We carry out the coaching instructions well, everyone is fully dedicated to the game – two hundred percent.” God grant that it will be the same in the finale.
— Lokomotiv players are called robots. How will you face such an opponent in the final?
– They are robots and we are players. Let’s see, there will be a battle of characters,” Silantiev said, as quoted by RB Sport.
The Gagarin Cup final series between Metallurg and Lokomotiv begins on April 18 in Magnitogorsk.
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