Torpedo’s goal is to win the Gagarin Cup, said Nizhny Novgorod defender Silaev

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Torpedo defender Anton Silaev said that the team’s goal is to win the Gagarin Cup at the end of this season.

Torpedo currently ranks fourth in the Western Conference standings with 40 points. 17-year-old defenseman Silaev played in 31 matches of the Fonbet KHL Championship this season, scoring 9 points (2+7).

— How does Larionov convey his thoughts to the players? How does it convey emotions?

— Igor Nikolaevich himself is a very reserved person, correct and well-mannered. He just made it clear to me right away at the beginning of the season that if you want to play here, you will play here. If you work the same way, you will play here. If you don’t work, then, accordingly, you will play in the MHL. He just made it clear that this is an adult team that demands results. Our goal is the Gagarin Cup. If they see you being naughty, you won’t play. That’s all,” Sport24 quotes Silaev as saying.

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