Geno, Gonch will play for Team Russia
by pittbluedevil on Dec 26, 2009 1:53 AM EST
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PrintEvgeni Malkin and Sergei Gonchar are the two Pens who have been named to Team Russia, which looks like it's the team to beat in Vancouver this winter...
The full 23-man lineup features 14 NHL players:
Goaltenders: Ilya Bryzgalov (Phoenix Coyotes), Semyon Varlamov (Washington Capitals), Evgeni Nabokov (San Jose Sharks).
Defenders: Anton Volchenkov (Ottawa Senators), Sergei Gonchar (Pittsburgh Penguins), Denis Grebeshkov (Edmonton Oilers), Dmitry Kalinin (Salavat Yulaev), Konstantin Korneyev (CSKA), Andrei Markov (Montreal Canadians), Ilya Nikulin (Ak Bars), Fedor Tyutin (Columbus Blue Jackets).
Forwards: Maxim Afinogenov (Atlanta Thrashers), Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings), Danis Zaripov (Ak Bars), Sergei Zinovyev (Salavat Yulaev), Ilya Kovalchuk (Atlanta Thrashers), Viktor Kozlov (Salavat Yulaev), Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins), Alexei Morozov (Ak Bars), Alex Ovechkin (Washington Capitals), Alexander Radulov (Salavat Yulaev), Alexander Semin (Washington Capitals), Sergei Fyodorov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk).
(Courtesy of CBS Sports)
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They are in 3rd place in the KHL right now, but very close to the top. Plus #1 by far in goals scored with 150. They also have a couple games in hand, so Salavat’s right there.
Interestingly Malkin’s old team, Metallurg Magnitogorsk is currently tied for first. They have Sergei Fedorov and former NHL’er Stanislav Chistov leading the way.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by Hooks Orpik on Dec 28, 2009 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
Canada is the team to beat...
The Russian blue-liners are exploitable and most will not be willing to play the physical game that will be required to beat the Canadians. I also believe that Brodeur, Luongo and Fleury (hopefully) are better from 1 down than their Russian counterparts. Heck, I would probably take Miller over any of the Russians.
That being said, they have a ton of firepower and should be listed as 1a to Canada’s 1.
I’d say they are #2, not 1a. The drop off after Volchenkov and Gonchar is dramatic. I know their offense is sick, but Canada’s offense is rather impressive as well plus they have far superior defense and goaltending. But what do I know, I still think the Americans have a shot at silver.
Team’s sick. Probably more pure skill than Canada but do they have the defensive depth? That’s the question.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
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Canada’s offensive power is close to Russia’s but their defensemen and goaltenders are much, much better. Should be interesting to see who wins the gold, as Sweden and USA could contend as well.
by packallday555 on Dec 28, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
Geno Trade?
What the hell is all this talk on the front page about Malkin not needing to pack his bags?
Off-hand remark by me, nothing more. Last year there was a lot of talk the Pens couldn’t sign Malkin and would trade him to Los Angeles. None of these reports came out of Pittsburgh (or LA) and he wound up re-signing with Pittsburgh as soon as possible on July 1.
Last night there were Pittsburgh scouts at the Kings/Minnesota game in LA, so I just tried to make a little funny.
It’s probably no big deal though (it’s certainly not involving Malkin). Teams send scouts to all kinds of games, that’s their job to stay up to date with players around the league.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by Hooks Orpik on Dec 29, 2009 11:31 PM EST up reply actions
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