Maxim Karpov: "Lokomotiv have a good team"

- What advice have you given Nikita Gusev and Pavel Datsyuk?

- They give me advice.

- Can you tell us what advice they've given you?

- How to play in certain situations, where to open up on the ice when they have the puck.

- Your expectations against Lokomotiv Yaroslavl?

- They are a good team. We'll see tomorrow.

- In January, Lokomotiv skated harder than SKA in Saint Petersburg.

- It was the regular season, but this is the playoffs.

- Did the days off help you prepare?

- I think that the players who travelled to the Olympic Games needed a rest.

- For you, maybe it would have been better to train more?

- When the Olympic Games were taking place, we trained here. Everything's fine.

- After the tournament in South Korea, did the players have trouble realising that they're Olympic champions?

- I don't think so. However, they need time for it to sink in.

- Your prediction for this series? Last year, SKA defeated Lokomotiv 4:0.

- Let's not look too far ahead.