Ak Bars coach: Vehanen is in great shape, but we have to prepare Kasutin for the play-offs

Ak Bars Kazan head coach Vladimir Krikunov commented on his selection of goaltenders in the victory against Barys Astana.

«Kasutin conceded the first two goals and, even though he wasn’t really at fault, we decided to replace him with Garipov. The youngster is good at coming in midway through the game. His performance wasn’t at all bad and we won, scoring six times.»

«What can you say about Petri Vehanen’s current form? Is he out of shape?»

«On the contrary, he is playing extremely well at the moment. But we need to prepare Ivan Kasutin for the play-offs, so we try to alternate them,» Krikunov was quoted on the Barys official website.