Andrei Markov has suited up in two KHL games with Vityaz Chekhov and admits that he isn't quite up to speed yet. "I'm not there yet. I'm not in top shape, " he said. "But I'm happy with my progress and looking forward to playing more. I felt good in my first game, too. The difference is the bigger (international) ice and the game is played a little different than in North America. But I expected that and was ready for it. I knew it wasn't going to be easy. I need some time to be in game shape, it can't happen right away. I'm happy to work on it." In his two appearances going into Wednesday's match against Spartak Moscow, he has no points, five shots and an average ice time of 17:41.