“We performed very well. It is very difficult to play in Litvínov. All thirds were very well done by us. We take three points for that,” praised Pánik.
It was the 32-year-old Slovak forward who played one of the main roles in the battle on the ice of the team with the best home record. At the beginning of the second period, he equalized, and 18 seconds before the end of regular time, he secured the visitors’ triumph with a strike into an empty net.
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Litvínov – Pardubice 1:1 (24. Panik) Video: Tipsport Extraliga / BPA
“I’m very glad it went down there. It’s always better to hit sooner rather than later,” said Pánik, who scored 14 goals in the Třinec jersey last year. “Obviously it helps if you establish yourself early in a new team. I can breathe easy, it fell off me. We are all different. Maybe then the head starts to get involved and the person spins in it. So I’m glad it went down there, let’s move on.”
It was also proof that Pánik fit into the elite formation of Pardubice, where he has Tomáš Hyka and Lukáš Sedlák by his side. It was Sedlák who scored the winning goal in Litvínov. “As a whole line, we still have room for improvement, but it’s good for the wave. There are promising signs, see you on the ice. I think we mostly play in the offensive third, so it’s only a matter of time before we get used to each other even more and it will be good,” said Pánik.
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Litvínov – Pardubice 1:3 (60. Panik) Video: Tipsport Extraliga / BPA
He can compare Dynamo from inside and outside as a former opponent. “When I played against Dynamo, you could see that they had a balanced four lines, excellent defenders and excellent goalkeepers. If everyone follows the system, it will be hard to beat us. We play simply, it can be said that this is our greatest strength,” Pánik pointed out.
There has been a lot of talk about Pardubice recently. Events were stirred up by the dismissal of head coach Václav Varadi, who was replaced by assistant Marek Zadina. Under his leadership, Dynamo has won all four matches so far. And even with that, it seems like there is a calm after the storm. The initial big emotions subsided.
“However, I was not affected by what happened here, so I have no way to comment on it. However, I’m glad that it didn’t affect the boys, they keep winning. The mood in the cabin is great. We all have one goal and we go after it. They are all professionals, even such things belong to sport. We can only influence something. So we all focus on our game, that is then reflected in the performances. The goals are of course the highest,” Pánik said.
2024-01-29 05:30:05
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