Korban Knight: Rest is a big deal in the playoffs

As the legionnaire noted at the beginning of his speech at a press conference, after such a series of battles, as was the case with Siberia, it is always good if you manage to rest longer. Moreover, it is not known at all how long the playoffs will last for the hawks.

– We hope that as long as possible. The opportunity to relax every time is beneficial. Today, of course, we will watch with interest the confrontation between Avtomobilist and Metallurg. All our regular season matches with them were tight and combative. We know that both opponents are very strong and play at a high level. It will be interesting to see who emerges victorious from this round.

– You said that a pause is good for recovery. Will this cause a loss of game rhythm?

– Here I disagree with you. My experience is that in the playoffs, rest is of the utmost importance. The regular season was long, taking into account all the flights and a large number of matches, so the rest in the playoffs is good for the team. It is clear that in the first match we will need to make sure that we come out fully charged and confidently act. I believe that this break will give us the energy we need for the next round.

The journalists also asked Knight what conclusions the team made after the 1/8 finals with Sibir.

“The first important point that should be corrected is discipline. Since there were too many unnecessary deletions in the series with Siberia, they managed to convert some of them. We know that the majority of Avtomobilist and Magnitogorsk are doing great, so we need to move away as little as possible and try to avoid such moments. The second is to play on the score until the end of the match, not to miss the advantage in the last minutes. Because this also happened to us in the first round, so this component will also play a big role,” he said.

Korban shared his impressions of the training in front of journalists and a considerable number of fans as follows: it is always nice to see that people come and support. Avangard has the best fans in the KHL.

“The fact that people came to the training, given that the calendar is Tuesday, a working day, of course, we really appreciate it and we are very pleased. We know that the whole city supports us, and everyone loves hockey and our team. We really want to return the championship to Omsk, and so that this time everything will take place here in order to give a holiday to our fans, ”the player noted.

In terms of content, this time it was a regular workout, with standard exercises. The players worked out the elements of the usual system of action in matches, there was nothing supernatural.

To one more question – goals and assists of his link – answer can be seen in our Video section.

We have also previously given opinion of striker Nail Yakupov.