Alexei Yashin
Alexei Yashin
Alexei Valeryevich Yashinis a Russian former professional ice hockey centerman who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders, serving as captain of both teams. He also played nine seasons in the Russian Superleagueand Kontinental Hockey Leaguefor Dynamo Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and SKA St. Petersburg...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth5 November 1973
hit nicer
It's always much nicer when it doesn't hit the post.
played unlucky
It was a disappointing season. I never played on such an unlucky team.
bad came forward games good great last since step team
It's always been my team since I came here. We've had some good games and some bad games. We made a great step forward for this team that had been in last place. Now the expectations are higher.
happened third tough
It's tough to say anything. Something happened in the third period.
extra gets rules special team tough wins
It's a special experience. It's tough that the team that wins gets an extra point, but it's the new rules and we'll take it.
changes direction game main personal responsibility roles sure team
I don't think it really changes anything from my game point. But it's a big responsibility, not only for my personal game and my personal results, it's what the team has to do to be successful. I get to play one of the main roles to make sure we're going in the direction we want to go.
honor
This is a very big honor for me,
hard help playing team understand
I understand they're frustrated. We're frustrated, too. I'm not going to quit. I'm just going to keep playing hard and try to help my team win.
create scoring
They didn't give us any opportunities to create any scoring chances.
admitted blown chances great puck referee tie tough whistle
The puck went in, and the referee admitted that he had blown the whistle before the puck went in and apologized. It was a really tough break. It would have been great to have the tie at that point, and take our chances in overtime.
advance chances lead
We had chances to advance the lead and get momentum.
choice excellent great leaders means players team
There are so many players on our team who are great leaders and would have been excellent choices. So this means a lot.
chasing games points slip spent time wound
We let a lot of games slip away. We spent a lot of time chasing points, and those points wound up costing us the playoffs.
beat canada great played pride team
We played as a team and it's with great pride that we beat a team like Canada.