Front SKA Sergey Andronov in an interview with , he said that during the Stanley Cup Final he was worried about Florida forward Vladimir Tarasenko, since they had previously played together in St. Louis.
On Monday, Florida defeated Edmonton at home in the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Final with a score of 2:1 and won the trophy for the first time in its history. Russian goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, forward Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov play for the Panthers.
— Florida won the Stanley Cup, but almost got burned in the final, losing the series lead: 3-0 turned into 3-3. Explain this paradox from the perspective of your cup experience.
— By the way, I played for CSKA against SKA, when the only series in the history of the KHL went from 3-0 to 3-4… It seems to me that Edmonton seized the moment when she woke up. In principle, one might think that nothing terrible happened to Florida; all he had to do was win a match.
But in those three games, the Panthers were trying to win the Stanley Cup – home or away. But Edmonton tried to win a game. And they succeeded three times. There is an element of psychology there. The Oilers are no longer afraid of losing.
— When in 2015 did you miss your chance with CSKA?
— With the score 3:2 in the series, we lost in overtime in St. Petersburg (1:2). And there Ilyukha Kovalchuk opened the scoring when he scored a simple goal for us by clicking on the boards. When such a close game is going on, bone to bone, such light pucks usually change the overall picture and mood of the series. That’s when something changed.
This is what happened to Florida when, by a score of 3 to 0, they were beaten by a score of 8 to 1. It was just a cold shower. All the Panthers players probably thought that nothing bad had happened: it was just one game, anything can happen. But the course of the final was reversed.
It’s good that it ended like this. I was very worried about Vovka Tarasenko, we played together in St. Louis. The last few years have been difficult for him, with injuries and travel. I really support it. And it’s great to win the Stanley Cup for the second time in his career. Congratulations to Sergei Bobrovsky and Dima Kulikov, it’s a great success.
— Is the seventh game of a series always 50/50?
— It depends on where the game is going. If someone gets an advantage, it is difficult to reverse it. Here is how Florida scored first. And although Edmonton quickly equalized the score, the score ultimately ended 2:1, Andronov told .
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