Silantyev Fires Back at Doubters After Injury
Metallurg forward Dmitry Silantyev says criticism about his form since last season's leg injury only motivates him as he returns to KHL action.
Dmitry Silantyev has answered the doubters who wrote him off after last season's injury, saying he pays no attention to the criticism and takes it as motivation instead.
The Metallurg forward went into the boards feet-first during a February match against Severstal, needed surgery afterwards and missed the rest of the campaign. He is now back with the side at the start of the Fonbet KHL championship, though he admits he is still working his way back to full sharpness.
Silantyev described the months between the injury and his return to the ice as the hardest stretch of his career, saying he leaned on support from his family, particularly his wife, to get through it.
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