WJC: 2021 Russia Roster Talk

[Atas2000]

I actually like his work.

That explains a lot.

 

[Fantomas]

Yarik, please activate god mode soon.

 

[VVP]

There is a clear connection between the quality of the opponent and the quality of team Russia play. There should be no reason why Russia should be in a dogfight with limited teams like Czech Republic and Germany. As soon as they play with teams sitting back they can't create offense inside and that is why they had so many useless shot attempts, specifically from the blue line. Luckily Germans didn't block as well as Czechs so they couldn't utilize Russia's turnovers. Yes. Russias best games came against strong opponents, it is because Russian game is more successful when it is not trapped against.

 

[BlitzSnipe]

There is a clear connection between the quality of the opponent and the quality of team Russia play. There should be no reason why Russia should be in a dogfight with limited teams like Czech Republic and Germany. As soon as they play with teams sitting back they can't create offense inside and that is why they had so many useless shot attempts, specifically from the blue line. Luckily Germans didn't block as well as Czechs so they couldn't utilize Russia's turnovers. Yes. Russias best games came against strong opponents, it is because Russian game is more successful when it is not trapped against.

There's probably some truth to that, Russia doesn't seem to enjoy playing against a "trapping" defensive team, they show their best games against offensively-minded teams.

 

[Passionis]

Just goes to show how complex hockey is.

 

[Zine]

Yarik, please activate god mode soon.

That's the only way to win.

Sure Larionov has his faults, but this team is short on talent.

 

[cska78]

Shevchenko is not even Russian. He is like that moldovan Ovi hater who always pretended to be a Russian journalist except he is from Kharkov or something along those lines. Not so sure what made him "Russian hockey expert". Russia is very thin on real hockey specialists.

As far as team Russia, it is bad. Poorly coached. This game against Germany was as bad as against Czechs except Czechs are just better finishers. Very inconsistent, poor tactics, lots of useless shot attempts. The team doesn't look like it has good hockey IQ. Low scoring is a huge problem. I don't think I have seen team Russia to miss so many shots. I don't know which Soviet style Larionov is trying to build, it looked more like Varnakov coaching from several years ago. Likely loss in the semis and possibly in the bronze game.

he works for sport-express, he covers Russian hockey, that makes him a Russian expert, his ethnicity has NOTHING to do with anything.

 

[Fantomas]

I'm currently on the "at least we're not Swedes" stage of grief. I'm starting the stages early.

 

[cska78]

That's the only way to win.

Sure Larionov has his faults, but this team is short on talent.

I agree, it's both. i don't see anyone on this team, who will be a game breaker in the future. At times i thought they were toying with germany, but I am not sure that was the case.

 

[cska78]

I also think Askarov is overrated, he has his moments of glory, but he is no Vasilevskiy.

 

[Yakushev72]

I also think Askarov is overrated, he has his moments of glory, but he is no Vasilevskiy.

He still has problems finding the puck on outside shots through a maze of bodies. In other words, screen him and you will beat him. That is a flaw that will be hard to fix, and it will likely stalk him throughout his career.

I also cannot conjure up a vision of anyone on this team leading the team to victory. I will celebrate if I'm wrong, but it is likely that they will lose by a substantial margin to Canada in the SF, and possibly lose to a hungry Finnish team in the Bronze game.

 

[RED ARMY EAST]

Canada vs Russia should be a toss up. 3-1 or 4-2.

 

[Kshahdoo]

I also think Askarov is overrated, he has his moments of glory, but he is no Vasilevskiy.

He does his job, and it's all that matter.

 

[ViD]

Even Vasilevsky had bad games like that night we almost blew a 6-1 lead vs Canada

 

[Atas2000]

he works for sport-express, he covers Russian hockey, that makes him a Russian expert, his ethnicity has NOTHING to do with anything.

He works for Sport-Express. That alone would be enough.

Russian hockey is not exempt from being covered by idiots, a-holes and plain bad journalists.

Shevchenko is all three.

P.S. That is why he is already boycotted by many russian players, coaches and so on. And he is on his best way to becoming the favorite of a marginal crowd of intellectually disadvantaged, scandal loving, ignorant drunks. Whether that kind of base will be enough to carry him financially remains to be seen. It is possible in our times. Does not make him a journalist though.

 

[nobody]

Kind of want to see the Leafs prospects succeed and go for the gold but realistically, don't see any path through.

 

[Atas2000]

Kind of want to see the Leafs prospects succeed and go for the gold but realistically, don't see any path through.

You mean there are Leafs prospects on Team Canada?

 

[Atas2000]

Larionov expects Chinakhov to play in the SF.

 

[canuckking1]

Russians bullied the US and Sweden 5on5. I think if they can stay out of the box they'll beat Canada.

 

[Rufus T Firefly]

Looked like he was lost track of the puck on first glance, thought he was looking at his defenseman.

I wonder if Askarov was screened on that German goal, he’s typically strong with his glove

He still has problems finding the puck on outside shots through a maze of bodies. In other words, screen him and you will beat him. That is a flaw that will be hard to fix, and it will likely stalk him throughout his career.

Askarov's defenseman screened him on that goal. If you watch the reply from the netcam angle, you can see Askarov staring daggers at his defenseman skating around the back of the net after he realizes it's a goal. Honestly, no goalie has a chance from a shot like that from the slot if their own man takes away their eyes right as the opponent shoots. You just have to hope the puck hits you.

 

[cska78]

I think he should have stopped this, it's his job to look around d-man, Roy used to be great at that

 

[cska78]

He works for Sport-Express. That alone would be enough.

Russian hockey is not exempt from being covered by idiots, a-holes and plain bad journalists.

Shevchenko is all three.

P.S. That is why he is already boycotted by many russian players, coaches and so on. And he is on his best way to becoming the favorite of a marginal crowd of intellectually disadvantaged, scandal loving, ignorant drunks. Whether that kind of base will be enough to carry him financially remains to be seen. It is possible in our times. Does not make him a journalist though.

As usual you are entitled to your own opinion.

 

[Atas2000]

As usual you are entitled to your own opinion.

Just as the mentioned hockey players and coaches who won't talk to this POS. He is also probably the only one who gets that much "love" from the hockey community.

 

[Yakushev72]

Askarov's defenseman screened him on that goal. If you watch the reply from the netcam angle, you can see Askarov staring daggers at his defenseman skating around the back of the net after he realizes it's a goal. Honestly, no goalie has a chance from a shot like that from the slot if their own man takes away their eyes right as the opponent shoots. You just have to hope the puck hits you.

The point is that he gives up an exceptionally high number of goals on screen shots. If a goalie is vulnerable to being screened, it is a psychological boon to opponents and a downer for the team. He got pulled twice in last year's WJC, and ultimately never returned, because he couldn't handle what seemed to be routine outside shots. He couldn't track the puck. There are going to be penalties, and a lot of shots on the power play come from the outside. You can't afford to make that an automatic goal. Yes, his defense in front of him could do a better job of blocking shots and clearing the puck, but that is what we have.

 

[BlitzSnipe]

He works for Sport-Express. That alone would be enough.

Russian hockey is not exempt from being covered by idiots, a-holes and plain bad journalists.

Shevchenko is all three.

P.S. That is why he is already boycotted by many russian players, coaches and so on. And he is on his best way to becoming the favorite of a marginal crowd of intellectually disadvantaged, scandal loving, ignorant drunks. Whether that kind of base will be enough to carry him financially remains to be seen. It is possible in our times. Does not make him a journalist though.

Well, sports journalism isn't always a highly intellectual field, that's probably the issue. There are many "Ura patrioty" who probably enjoy Shevchenko's delivery, à la "With what score will you beat Germany?" kind of antics. People who watch sports often just want to be entertained or to have their chauvinism/nationalism catered to, which Shevchenko seems to be doing. "Sensational" jouranlism has always been around and will probably not go away anytime soon, in Russia or elsewhere.