Finner
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"Artemiy, Columbus is balancing on the edge of being a PO team, do you feel any pressure from outside or from within (yourself..)?"
"not yet, the season is quite long, there is still time and all is within reach, every team is good, Tampa is the only team thats clearly ahead, all other teams are quite close"
"it wasnt long ago that you played vs Tampa so do you agree that its a real "machine" and that its the strongest team that you have faced during this season?"
"possibly; but there are many other good teams so its hard to tell judging by just one game; and even Tampa has occasional less than stellar games so maybe it was just a successful game that they have had against us. But I do agree that its a good hockey team but in the NHL even (seemingly) the strongest team that finishes first can still lose to an outsider. Time will tell how it goes in the PO since its so different. it is a fact though that Tampa stands out. There IS a reason why they have so many points in the standings".
"Patrick Kane is currently competing for most points with Kucherov and with Ovechkin for most goals. Do you think Kane can win any of these trophies at the expense of either of these russian masters?"
"its hard to make any prediction; especially considering that so many games are yet to be played, +-20; Im glad for Nikita that he is doing so well but I dont really feel like discussing it so that I dont jinx him. Its much more important that he continues to play at this level and it will all be okay"
*** then they discuss some irrelevant KHL related things about the KHL PO and what he thinks about them coming to the NHL (I see no reasons to translate that)*****
"And now about something else. 3 days ago Torts mentioned something about your absence in great details. Were you touched/hurt by this?"
"hmm (he doesnt look happy here) well its quite expected when it comes from Torts"
"What do you think about him saying 'sick as a dog'"?
"Honestly hmm my english isnt that good so I dont know the real meaning of this phrase; so Im not sure how other would react to this phrase, maybe in a good or in a bad way, I simply dont know and it doesnt really matter. My task is to play hockey and to not get distracted too much so I think its all going to be fine"
"Can you reveal the secret of that meal you consumed in Montreal that has lead to.."
(Bread interrupts)
"well in reality Torts exaggerated a bit, I was simply feeling sick in general and there were certain effects but they were secondary to my headache ... and not Im back to being ready 100%"
"One more question about Ottawa now that we are here... the situation about the trades with this franchise. It seems that everyone is waiting for Stone's decision. do you agree with this general expectation and that everyone is waiting for the decision of one man? (I assume he still means Stone but its not clear)
"do you mean in the entire league? your question isnt clear"
"yes in the entire league"
"I think since we are in Ottawa then its all you hear about"
"thanks!"
Thanks for the translate! Ive been watching Panarins instagram stories without understanding a word. Man why the luck i cant speak Russia.
