Yevgeny Nabokov: The best derby matches are in the play-offs

New York Islanders goaltender Yevgeny Nabokov spoke about the NHL play-offs after his team’s NHL regular season 3-6 defeat to the Philadelphia Flyers.

«It is a pitiful result. But I can’t say that we deserved better, to be honest. There is a lot of work to be done.»

«They say the Eastern conference is a competition of derbies: Rangers vs Devils, Islanders vs Rangers etc.»

«Yes, but in the West you get the Californian derbies. Two points is two points. For me it makes no difference if we beat the Rangers or the Bruins. As I understand it, the best derbies are in the play-offs,» the Russian goalie was quoted as saying by NHL’s official website.