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WJC: 2017 Russia Roster Talk
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Kudo Shinichi
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He will start with Zborovskiy. And he needs to prove he is the best defenceman on that roster.
Caser
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Good points! When you have Tarasenko, Kuznetsov and Panarin, a lot of other weaknesses can be patched over. The question is can Polunin and Kaprizov carry the team on their backs when needed?
This tournament alone could be very important for Guryanov's future. Does he play a monster game when called upon to do so, or just finish out his shifts?
Stizzle
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Why do you think he is 1st goalie off the bench? Before it seemed like everyone thought it was easily Krasotkin.
Caser
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He played the pre-tournament game Vs Denmark and since, imo, he looked better at Can/Rus Series, I'd expect him to be the backup.
You could say that about any player. As of right now Serg is the best D on that roster and its not particularly close.
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The other 3 in the top 4 are all really good. He's the best, but it is close. This isn't McDavid compared to a junior player. Thats what not close is. Sergachyov is a top 5 defenseman at the tournament, but Russia might have 3 other top 10-15 defenseman at the tournament.
Zine
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Sergachyov has the most potential on that d-core, by far; but that doesnt mean he's the outright best player at the moment.
I haven't seen him play in the CHL, but in international tournaments he has been absolutely nothing above average. No real accomplishments or brilliant showings, and he is very slow with the puck. He tries to make fancy plays like back passes that tend to blow up in his face. He often shows a lot of unforced turnovers. He is the most careless and turnover-prone defenseman on the roster, and its not particularly close.
Why? Because of the NHL draft? Kaprizov was drafted in the 5th round. He is the captain and undoubtedly this teams best offensive asset at this point. Guryanov is a 1st rounder who is a dark horse now. Everybody hopes for a great performance for him in Russia. Make no mistake about that. Same goes for Sergachev. But judging players by their north american scouts reception is not the way to go if you look at how bad NHL scouts are with Russians.
I would not be surprised in the slightest if Sidorov outplays Sergachev on the top pairing, playing a lot with the top line and on the 1PP unit. Rykov - Sidorov is going to be quite a pairing in this tournament by projection.
Sergachev - Zborovskiy sounds amazing too. They need the forwards to convert on their play though. They must gel quickly and Guryanov needs to be the weapon up front.
Btw. Kvartalnov is an underrated center at the moment I think. He did look good in the Russia-Canada-Series.
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Fantomas
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Agreed. And I wouldn't be surprised if Russia's best blueline performer is Rykov. Sergachev isn't even on the first PP unit, as we now know.
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