Sochi Games: Team Russia

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No invite for Bryz:

Goalkeepers: Sergei Bobrovsky, Semyon Varlamov, Vasily Koshechkin, Evgeni Nabokov, Konstantin Barulin.

Defenders: Evgeny Biryukov, Vyacheslav Voinov, Anton Volchenkov, Sergei Gonchar, Denis Denisov, Alexei Emelin, Andrei Markov, Evgeny Medvedev, Nikita Nikitin, Ilya Nikulin, Eugene Ryasensky, Fedor Tyutin.

Forwards: Artem Anisimov, Michael Varnakov, Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk, Denis Kokarev, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nikolai Kulemin, Evgeni Malkin, Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Perezhogin, Alexander Popov, Alexander Radulov, Alexander Semin, Vladimir Tarasenko, Alexei Tereshchenko, Viktor Tikhonov, Vadim Shipachev, Nail Yakupov.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

That's a pretty solid team. I'm a little surprised at no Grigorenko. I know he's only 19 but still surprised.

 

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That's a pretty solid team. I'm a little surprised at no Grigorenko. I know he's only 19 but still surprised.

Defence looks pretty shaky to me Boss - They'll be dangerous on the PP, though. The larger ice surface should help this talented Russian squad as well.

 

[elocomotive]

No invite for Bryz:

Goalkeepers: Sergei Bobrovsky, Semyon Varlamov, Vasily Koshechkin, Evgeni Nabokov, Konstantin Barulin.

Defenders: Evgeny Biryukov, Vyacheslav Voinov, Anton Volchenkov, Sergei Gonchar, Denis Denisov, Alexei Emelin, Andrei Markov, Evgeny Medvedev, Nikita Nikitin, Ilya Nikulin, Eugene Ryasensky, Fedor Tyutin.

Forwards: Artem Anisimov, Michael Varnakov, Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk, Denis Kokarev, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nikolai Kulemin, Evgeni Malkin, Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Perezhogin, Alexander Popov, Alexander Radulov, Alexander Semin, Vladimir Tarasenko, Alexei Tereshchenko, Viktor Tikhonov, Vadim Shipachev, Nail Yakupov.

JENGUI!!! I count 7 Alex and 4 Evegny. Practice will be worst of nightmare.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Defence looks pretty shaky to me Boss - They'll be dangerous on the PP, though. The larger ice surface should help this talented Russian squad as well.

Yeah I guess but the forwards look pretty good.

 

[pixburgher66]

Oh man...that D. Bahahah. Gonch, Markov, Voynov...??? Even still, those are offensive minded guys for the most part. Woof.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Oh man...that D. Bahahah. Gonch, Markov, Voynov...??? Even still, those are offensive minded guys for the most part. Woof.

That's not a terrible thing on the larger ice surface in the Olympics.

 

[pixburgher66]

That's not a terrible thing on the larger ice surface in the Olympics.

Sure, if your plan is to win 1000-998

It's Bob alone essentially

 

[DChero]

JENGUI!!! I count 7 Alex and 4 Evegny. Practice will be worst of nightmare.

I can't believe that there's only one Nail.

 

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I can't believe that there's only one Nail.

In Soviet Russia, Nail meets Hammer (and Sickle)

 

[higgyfan4]

Wait, no Kostitsyn brothers? Travesty!

 

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Wait, no Kostitsyn brothers? Travesty!

I think the 'Tit' brothers will play for Belarus, higgy.

 

[higgyfan4]

I think the 'Tit' brothers will play for Belarus, higgy.

Oh, oops.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I think the 'Tit' brothers will play for Belarus, higgy.

Oh, oops.

 

[forty_three]

Jacket invites:
CAN - 0
USA - 1
RUS - 4

For a team so paranoid about drafting Russians, that's kind of odd.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Fuck Kovy.

But go A-Train!

 

[thedddd]

Should put out a bet after the olympics how many of the Russian NHL'ers don't come back...

Seriously I wonder what will happen to this team if they don't medal and if Kovy will get blackballed out of the country.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

I have a feeling there is going to be a full court press behind the scenes to try and keep Russian players in the country. People with deep pockets will likely go all out to make sure the Russian players (and maybe some other Euros) have the time of their life and every conceivable amenity they could possibly want.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

I have a feeling there is going to be a full court press behind the scenes to try and keep Russian players in the country. People with deep pockets will likely go all out to make sure the Russian players (and maybe some other Euros) have the time of their life and every conceivable amenity they could possibly want.

And shady friends.

 

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And shady friends.

And copious amounts of wodka...