Alex Kovalev
Alex Kovalev
Alexei Vyacheslavovich "Alex" Kovalevis a Russian professional ice hockey right wing who is currently a free agent and is serving as sports director of Swiss second-division team EHC Visp...
good
He has to know he can be good in this league.
came capitalize chances game good great kept knew played playing reason
We played such a great game there was no reason really to quit. We knew how good we were playing and how many chances we had. And we kept getting them every shift. We had to capitalize on one of them and that's what we did. We came out, we had a chance and we scored.
christmas expecting maybe phone
I wasn't expecting a Christmas card, but maybe a phone call.
team win
You (have to) find a way to win and that is why this team is good,
beat easy effort great team
I know everybody's tired. We really put a great effort out there. It's not an easy team to beat and we'll take it in the shootout.
land puck row three top trying
I'm trying to land the puck on top of the net. I once did it three times in a row in Pittsburgh.
dive gave knew looked maybe patient time trying
I knew I was going to have time when he gave it to me. I was trying to be patient because it looked like he was going to dive for maybe a one-timer.
asked asking believe certain close giving guess montreal talks
They weren't close to what I was asking for. We had some talks and then we asked for certain things, and I guess they didn't believe what Montreal was giving us, and they didn't want to give us that much money.
coming confidence nice
You can't let down. The confidence is coming back and that's nice to see.
beat boost definitely energy extra fans gives next support time
The way the fans support me here is unbelievable. It gives you an extra boost and, I don't think I really need the confidence, but definitely gives you extra energy to come out the next time and beat the next team.
fans support
The way the fans support me here is unbelievable.
score somebody
Sometimes, when you can't score it yourself, you have to get somebody else to score for you.
finally opposed penalty puck saw
I could not see the puck once it went off the boards. When I finally saw it, he was on a breakaway and there was a penalty to be taken, as opposed to a penalty to a penalty that you don't take.
hoping waiting
All the time, I was waiting I was hoping I'd be back in Montreal.