Head Coach of the Avangard Sergei Zvyagin said that the question of the debut of the newcomer of the Canadian team Michael MacLeod depends on when the visa is obtained.
Tuesday “Avant-garde” In a home match of the KHL regular season, they lost to Dynamo – 2:5. The Omsk club announced the signing of striker MacLeod on November 19, and Nail Yakupov also returned to the team.
— Nail Yakupov is back. Evaluate his game and why did you decide to pay attention to him now and not this summer?
— Concerning acquisitions, it is more appropriate to address management. Looking at today’s match, I wouldn’t like to talk about individuals: we lost as a team. But Nail stood out with good speed, leading his partners to several scoring opportunities. Happy to find him.
– What can you say about MacLeod?
— NHL level player. At the time he left the league, he was the best in faceoff percentage. He is a two-way forward, plays well in spots and is good on defense. In the KHL he has already shown enough skill.
— In April, he will be forced to leave. How do you feel?
– That’s how it is. A valuable acquisition for the team, but what happens next is a question of the future.
– MacLeod and Prokhorkin. When will they be ready to play?
— Kolya is about to (return). He was already on ice, but there was a risk of relapse, of longer loss. I don’t know for sure about MacLeod, it depends on how prepared the visa and paperwork are.
— The lineup changed significantly during the season. How do we work in such conditions?
“There is nothing comfortable about our situation.” All the guys are experienced, they prepared on their own, of course it is impossible to prepare in a training camp outside the team, they need time to adapt,” Zviagin was quoted as saying by a correspondent.
Avangard scored 22 points in 26 matches and ranks tenth in the Eastern Conference standings.
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