Kudashov said that he does not consider Torpedo to be Dynamo’s principal rival

MOSCOW, November 23, Andrey Senchenko. Head coach of the Moscow » Dynamo Alexey Kudashov admitted that he does not consider Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo to be a fundamental rival for the blue and white.
On Thursday, Dynamo beat Torpedo in a regular season match of the Continental Hockey League (KHL). The meeting ended with a score of 3:2. Dynamo beat Torpedo for the first time in the 2023/24 season and won their first victory in the last six head-to-head matches, including the playoffs.
Continental Hockey League (KHL)November 23, 2023 • start at 19:30FinishedDynamo MoscowRussia3 : 2Torpedo NNRussia
11:07 • Jordan Weal (Nikita Gusev)
33:45 • Ivan Muranov (Brennan Menell, Jordan Wheel)
41:04 • Nikita Gusev (Brennan Menell, Jordan Wheel)
23:10 • Nikolay Kovalenko (Vasily Atanasov)
41:50 • Alexey Kruchinin (Nikolai Kovalenko, Anton Sizov)

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«»It was a difficult game at high speeds, especially in the end the opponent forced them on us. We held out and played correctly. What didn't work out for victories in previous games happened today. A difficult question is how to avoid conceding goals immediately after our goal. We always discuss this topic, but it still happens. I don’t even know what is missing (for correct play in the shift after a goal). Our actions are not always conscious. Some players do not understand how to play in a certain situation. But for some reason we immediately We go to attack again, cut ourselves off and get pucks into our own net. I agree that we played worse in the second period. This is true. Torpedo picked up the pace, not all Dynamo players coped with the situation. We had to go into the game at 3 -3.5 links. Only then did we straighten out the situation a little,” Kudashov told reporters.
«No, Torpedo did not become a fundamental rival for us. Games with Spartak and CSKA are historically important. There is no connection with Torpedo. Before that, for some reason, we were associated with Severstal, now — with “Torpedo.” If we play in the playoffs with someone else, they will be associated with this opponent,” he added.

On Wednesday, Vladimir Krikunov, who this season took the post of adviser to the general director of Dynamo Moscow, was appointed head coach of the St. Petersburg farm club of the “blue and white” in the VHL.
«»Vladimir Vasilyevich went with a specific goal — to correct the situation, teach, help, change. We are talking with him, he has not gone away. He controls everything, advises. He will correct the situation that is happening there (in St. Petersburg) «, explained Kudashov.