Vladimir Antipov: Traktor is ninety percent ready for the playoffs
Oleg Znarok, Dynamo’s head
coach, said that his team was disciplined tonight. Do you agree?
Yes; Dynamo always plays disciplined hockey. Overall, it was a match of equal
opportunities, but we could not convert our chances while Dynamo did. We were trying
to catch up, but failed to.
In which aspect do you think
Dynamo was better tonight?
I would not say Dynamo was way better tonight, even though they are defending
champions. We should have been more aggressive and pushing to try to turn the
game around. Still, it’s only a regular season game; the biggest challenges
will come in the playoffs.
Do you think Traktor’s completely ready for the playoffs?
Well, I’d say we are 90% ready for the playoffs, and we still have time to
improve this figure – there’s a two-week break in February. I think it will be useful
for us; we will be able to correct some of our mistakes.
What is Traktor’s goal for this season’s playoffs?
We have to at least get to the conference finals like we did last year.