Vladimir Fedosov speaks before playing Dinamo Riga

- You were talking for a long time with Harijs Vitolins.

- We were discussing our defence. Changes have been made to how the defensemen open up.

- Pavel Datsyuk is on the injury list.

- I think that he will be ready for the Russian stage of the Euro Hockey Tour. At the moment, his age has taken its toll. Nevertheless, nothing serious has happened.

- Igor Shestyorkin wasn't at today's training.

- Igor has been given a rest, Mikko Koskinen will be today's starting goaltender. Sergei Korobov will be the back-up goalkeeper, because Alexei Melnichuk played for SKA-Neva yesterday.

- Are teams like Dinamo Riga twice as dangerous?

- Riga have always played from defence. It's difficult to play against them, it's been that way with both Dynamo Moscow and SKA. We had a hard job winning in Latvia. Dinamo Riga are in last place of the Western Conference, but it's their problem. We will play to win.