Sports director of Metallurg Magnitogorsk Sergei Gomolyako in an interview with said that in the match against SKA at the start of the new KHL season his team will play its hockey and the army newcomer Evgeny Kuznetsov has the right to decide for himself which of his rivals should be treated differently.
Magnitogorsk will host SKA on September 5. This match could be the debut of striker Evgeny Kuznetsov for the St. Petersburg club.
— Evgeny Kuznetsov in an interview with said that SKA will play the first match of the season in Magnitogorsk and for him, as a resident of Chelyabinsk, it is extremely important to beat Metallurg, because the derby is in his blood. Are you looking forward to the match against Kuzi?
— It is clear that this match will be sold out. At the same time, I will not say that SKA is such a fundamental rival. Yes, Kuznetsov is a great hockey player and a great guy. Well, he does not like Magnitogorsk. What can you do? Not everyone has to like Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk or Moscow. We will play hockey to win and let Zhenya do what he wants. He is a great master and he himself decides how to treat whom, Gomolyako told .
Washington Capitals Stanley Cup winner Evgeny Kuznetsov signed a four-year contract with SKA on July 31.
Kuznetsov graduated from Chelyabinsk Traktor.
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