Salavat Yulaev Head coach Tomi Lamsa:

-It was an even game today. We started a little bit slowly. First 20 minutes was really bad for us today. I do not what is the reason. During the second we started to play, we scored big goal. Today, big picture – slowly start and too many penalties. That is why Traktor earned today 2 points.

-What was the plan for overtime?  

-We did not have a puck, it hard to play offensive without a puck.

-How did you pick overtime line ups? Why Kadeikin was not on the ice, he is the best for face-offs.

-All best players for PK played today in overtime.

-Today Semenov did not play. This winter he played only 5 games. How do you choose games, when he will be on the lineup?

-We will see how we continue when we will travel to Khabarovsk. So far we have a strong D line and a lot of good D-men. Currently you need to play really if you want to get a spot in the lineup. We are going farther and farther, so not so much rotation any more.

-What are the goals for the rest of KHL regular  season?

- For sure we need to stay fresh, that is the main thing. We need to practice smartly. Second, we travel a lot; we have 6 games on the road. That is really challenging. That is why I said we need to practice smartly. We need to get more points every night; we need to improve our game in the main, one big thing –special teams.

-In the second Salavat Yulaev played aggressively against Traktor players Giki and Kravtsov. How would you comment this episode?

- I think it was normal tight game. Sometimes there are a lot of emotions. I did not notice anything special.

-Today your team had a lot shots on goal, but just one puck.  What was the reason of that?

-Could you please explain why Kartaev in the 3^rd line again?  How is he better than young players?

-I trust him; he is one of our centreman.

-Do you care that second game in the row  nobody scores exept imports.

-I think few games ago Russian players scored a lot of goals. We have a good team and I trust our team. We practice every day. Our team is stronger from every day; We need to be ready for playoffs.

-Why the first line missed so many pucks? Does this situation bother you?