Kozlov on Capitals: "A Great Spirit of Friendship"

Our friend Dmitry Chesnokov chatted with Viktor Kozlov recently; you can find the original Russian interview at Sovetsky Sport. DC: How would you rate the Capitals' season? VK: "I have never had anything like that in my career.  I was playing for a team that from the first game of the regular season was considered one of the favorites in the East.  I was trusted [by the coach].  And in the end we went to the quarter finals of the Stanley Cup.  I liked the season.  It was difficult, but interesting at least because we were winning a lot." It looked to me that Washington did not look good during the final month of the regular season, when your opponents were Tampa and Atlanta.  Maybe the team lost motivation? "It is quite possible.  Last season we had a killer end to the regular season.  Every game was like a battle for survival.  That's why the guys were getting ready as if it was the final battle.  ...