Head coach ““Ak Barsa” Anvar Gatiyatulin after the defeat against Amur, he said that defender Nikita Lyamkin was overcome with emotions in the episode of the fight with Vyacheslav Gretsky.
On Friday, Ak Bars lost to Amur in the home match of the KHL regular season – 1:2. Lyamkin and Gretsky received five-minute penalties for fighting late in the first period.
– Altruistic play. After a series of emotionally difficult matches, we sank a bit. I would like to highlight the character of the team, they won many matches thanks to him. There can be no underestimation at the KHL level.
— Nikita Lyamkin challenged his opponent to a fight and lost. It’s not the first time. What is the reason, was a fight necessary?
— It’s a moment of play, somewhere emotions overwhelm us, but we must not give in to them. Then they tried to provoke us. They said about this that we need to react correctly,” Gatiyatulin was quoted as saying by the correspondent.
Kazan ended its seven-game winning streak. Ak Bars scored 16 points in 11 matches and ranks second in the Eastern Conference standings.
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