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On Monday, Riga “Dinamo” conceded with the result 1: 4 to the unit of the Moscow region “Vitjaz” represented by the Latvian national team striker Kaspars Daugaviņš.
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The 28-year-old Makintairs played his first full KHL game, repelling 15 of 18 opponents’ shots.
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“The first full KHL game. Of course, there were better and not so good moments. In the second period, it would have been good if a couple of episodes had played more successfully, helping our team more. .
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Makintairs is playing in Europe for the first season, not in North America. He has more than 200 games experience in the American Hockey League (AHL) and has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eight games.
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“What are the differences between AHL and KHL? The first thing that comes to mind here is the elite players. Here a player can both throw a puck hard from the blue line and the same player can play several opponents. The quality of the passes, the puck, especially among the strongest clubs, is very, very high. “
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Riga “Dinamo” has won only four victories in 29 games this season – two in regular time, one in extra time and one in “bulls”.
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“It’s a pity that we’re not succeeding yet. There’s a lack of simple success somewhere. I’ve never been in a situation like this before in my career. We just have to keep working. Tomorrow is a new day.”
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Riga “Dinamo” with 12 points is in the last place in the Western conference tournament table and also in the KHL overall rating. Rigans are three points behind the penultimate Chinese club Beijing “Kunununun Red Star”.
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