The CSKA forward commented on the results of the first match against SKA.
— We won a tough match, a very important victory. How to distribute forces for a long playoff? It is clear that there are seven games in the first round, seven games again in the second round, but now this is the stage of the season. What to think ahead? As for today's match — shouldn't we give away the match, should we? Therefore, you go out and spend everything on every game, there is no other way.
— What do you need to eat in the locker room to withstand so many overtimes? Bananas, special drinks?
— All of this is present. And then at will — someone has bananas, and someone does not. Everyone prepares differently.
— Where did CSKA get so much iron from? Is it a champion character?
— Perhaps you noticed correctly. The team that raises cups knows how hard it is. To succeed in such games, all the most important things manifest themselves. This is experience, probably, and team spirit.
— When Kamenev was dissmissed, and then released back. Was it a unique moment?
— The main time was without dismissals as well as overtime. Just equalized the score, probably, it was a controversial moment. The judges overreacted, they did their job. I think everything was right.
— The game was under pressure, with a lot of joints. Was there such a thing in your memory that there was not a single numerical advantage, not a single dismissal?
— This is probably the first time. Already, even in overtime, it was clear that they would be dismissed only with a 100% violation, with an obvious foul of some kind. It was not worth the risk and the referees also need to be understood.
