Head Coach of Avangard Sergei Zvyagin After the KHL championship match against Avtomobilist, FONBET denied the rumor that American forward Reed Boucher suffered a relapse of his injury.
On Friday, Avtomobilist beat Avangard with a score of 3:0.
— Is it true that Reed Boucher’s injury will recur for another month? If not, when will he return?
– That’s not true. He’s on his way. But I’m not ready yet.
— Now that we see the reserves, how can we strengthen the defense?
— The guys understand the requirements. Nowadays, there are emotional matches when we let them in first, and then we have to open up and take risks. But we conceded against Sibir in the minority, in Ufa – there were mistakes similar to today’s second goal, when the choice of position was wrong. We worked on this between matches and we will continue to do so. But at this stage, these mistakes are clearly visible, because there are few of them, but the opponent realizes them.
— What to expect from Ryan Spooner, who was signed today?
– Naturally, we hope so. They had very good relations with Tkachev and Boucher. But I think Linden Wei will find a common language with them. Let’s look at different options, because today Kessels also played with Vey to the limit. And they immediately began to develop some kind of chemistry. We have several options.
— When will Spooner start playing?
— We can’t predict it yet. Now we have to get documents and a visa so he can come here. But now these things are more difficult. But in general, according to Ryan, he has trained a lot on the ice. We hope he will arrive in good physical condition and will be in optimal shape as the games go on.
— We parted ways with Spooner because the club needed a more versatile centre forward. Does that mean he’ll be playing on the edge?
“We know Ryan is a creative player. He will add speed and completion to the attacks. And whether he will play on the edge or in the middle – there are thoughts about that. We will make a decision when we arrive.
— When will goalkeeper Mikhail Berdin return from injury?
— Misha has reached the ice. For now, he cannot perform all the movements of the goalkeeper. But at least he has started skating. As soon as the doctor says that everything is fine, he will start working with the pucks under the guidance of a goalkeeper coach. “We are waiting for him,” the correspondent reports, based on Zvyagin’s words.
Earlier, Avangard announced the return of 32-year-old Spooner. The hockey player also played for the Omsk club last season. Before that, the Canadian played in the KHL for Dynamo Minsk and Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.
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