Head coach of Yaroslavl “Lokomotiv” Igor Nikitin after the FONBET KHL championship match with Moscow CSKA said the puck against the Army team in the last game was not considered in this matter.
— There have been a lot of marriages. We spent our energy in the struggle, but somewhere there was not enough completion. Even though we scored, we didn’t count it in the game. I don’t know what they conceded. Maybe in the mood. It wasn’t enough.
It is too early to talk about interactions. Unfortunately, we did not know how to exploit our chances. When young people join the team, it’s always great. But Surin’s six-minute penalty is too much, but we’ll find out.
We always respect our opponents. But we don’t pay attention to which episode is with who. We talk to each other. I’m not saying we weren’t listening, but there were times when we weren’t listening. I don’t know what kind of mood CSKA had there. But our team had moments related to fatigue, lack of mood, the stars did not align well.
— Is it possible to get through the regular season without a slump?
“It’s probably possible to plan something.” But it’s unlikely anyone can predict when you’ll come out of it. We don’t expect any slowdown. We prepare all the matches, we do it systematically. But defeat often benefits the team more,” reports the correspondent, according to Nikitin’s words.
Lokomotiv leads the Western Conference standings with 48 points, CSKA is fifth (31 points).
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