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...
bring fancy hockey kid moving trying tv watch
We're trying to bring our hockey back to what you used to watch on TV as a young kid - moving the puck, making fancy plays.
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.
focusing full hockey neutral playing score sixty start talk whatever
We're just competing. All we're focusing on now is start playing better hockey defensively, neutral zone. We always talk about whatever the score is we have to play a full sixty minutes, that's what's happening.
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.
motivate ourselves rest team
If we motivate ourselves the way we did in these two games, we'll be an unstoppable team for the rest of the season.
good
He has to know he can be good in this league.
care focus point view whatever
My point of view is that I really don't care who they have in goal. That's their game. That's their changes. Whatever they do, I shouldn't focus on it at all.
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.
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.
hoping waiting
All the time, I was waiting I was hoping I'd be back in Montreal.
good
All I know is that he's a pretty good skater,
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.