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...
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.
cost energy ran
We just ran out of energy. When you take so many penalties, it's going to cost you eventually.
everybody fans knows montreal stepped time
Everybody knows how the fans in Montreal reacted every time I stepped on the ice,
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.
definitely felt games guys penalties playing row sure
I don't know what the other guys felt but I'm sure they were tired. Playing two games in a row and killing penalties is definitely tough.
barely call chance good hurt means touched tried until wait watch whatever
I don't care. If they don't suspend him and they suspend me, that's being ridiculous. They didn't call him, that means they let them do whatever they want. Are we just going to watch and wait until we get hurt? I'm not going to let that go. I mean, he tried to hurt me. He had a good chance and he barely touched me, and I didn't let go my chance.
bit montreal pittsburgh
Montreal showed a little more that they wanted me. That's why I think they got me here. If Pittsburgh showed a little bit more interest, it could have been different. You never know.
couple games played
But we've played 16 games now and every game is (close) like that, with a couple of exceptions. It's getting ridiculous.
coming confidence nice
You can't let down. The confidence is coming back and that's nice to see.
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.