SKA - Dinamo Riga. Press-conference

HC Dinamo Riga head coach Normunds Sējējs:

- Well, what can I say. Congratulations to SKA for the win. We tried hard, but when you make such awful mistakes, it's hard to beat such a quality team. The penalty minutes are 0-10, but the referees are better placed to make the decisions.

- What's happening with your leading players such as Miks Indrasis, Lauris Darzins and Mikelis Redlihs?

- That's a good question. Should I take you to the locker room, so you can ask them yourselves? The statistics speak for themselves. In the pre-season, Miks Indrasis competed in nine out of twelve games - he scored one goal. So far in the KHL, he hasn't scored once. That's how much our team scores. If your leaders don't hit the net, the other players find it even harder.

HC SKA head coach Oleg Znarok:

- Out of all of the home games, this was our worst first period. We didn't want to put too much effort in. In the second, we had lots more shots than the opponents, but hit the post. We need to be ready from the opening minutes.

- What happened in the first period? Did you underestimate the opponents? And what did you tell the team in the break?

- That will remain a secret within the team. As I have already said, we weren't willing to put a lot of effort in.

- How do you and Harijs Vitolins feel looking at how Dinamo Riga are performing?

- We worry about the situation. However, before this match, we wanted to win and we did it. Normunds has my support though, we played in one line even. He wants to do it all, but it isn't quite working out. In this situation, not everything depends on him. I wish Dinamo Riga luck.