The offense has struggled vs. Slovakia, I wonder if they could turn that around, at least in the game vs. Denmark and then in the remaining games.
WC: 2021 Russia Roster Talk
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Players joining the tournament must quarantine for 3 days, then can only practice for 3 more days, so a player arriving now can only play the last game of the group stage.
He can't join. Russia already announced Ilya Samsonov will join the team. Teams can have 25 skaters plus 3 goalkeepers at this tournament. Russia goalie lineup is full. Russia whole tournament lineups is also full.
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If Russia makes it to the quaterfinals. And even then I think he will only play from semi-final on.
I think it depends how Samonov does in his next two games (assuming he plays both)
He is just an overhyped undersized goalie who plays for SKA - enough said. Now he is not awful, but he is not a NT starter. Kinda like Askarov, overhyped, not bad, has technical issues.
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Is there an update for Grigorenko and Kuzmenko? Okulov is confirmed "out of tournament", but the other two?
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Yeah, SKA has been gathering some hate as a corrupt institution where 'blat' is omnipresent. Askarov has the same rebound control issues, I guess SKA goalie trainers have no clue what rebounds are and that these should be controlled.
Nesterov posted a photo in instagramm where Orlov is spinning next to Grigorenko who's right wrist is very much tied up. The same one, that was infringed upon by a British player.
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Lines from yesterday's practice:
Group 1:
Samonov, Bocharov.
Nesterov - Zadorov
Gavrikov - Provorov
Ozhiganov - Rafikov
Dronov - Orlov
Slepyshev - Voronkov - Shalunov
Tolchinsky - Karnaukhov - Barabanov
Galimov - Morozov - Burdasov
Shvets-Rogovoy - Kamenev - Timkin
Group 2:
Bocharov, Fedotov
Zub, Kuzmenko, Grigorenko, Tarasenko
Group 1:
Samonov, Bocharov.
Nesterov - Zadorov
Gavrikov - Provorov
Ozhiganov - Rafikov
Dronov - Orlov
Slepyshev - Voronkov - Shalunov
Tolchinsky - Karnaukhov - Barabanov
Galimov - Morozov - Burdasov
Shvets-Rogovoy - Kamenev - Timkin
Group 2:
Bocharov, Fedotov
Zub, Kuzmenko, Grigorenko, Tarasenko
Who'll sit if everyone healthy and ready? Maybe something like this:
Zub - Zadorov
Gavrikov - Provorov
Nesterov- Orlov
Ozhiganov
Slepyshev - Shalunov - Tarasenko
Grigorenko - Karnaukhov - Barabanov
Kuzmenko/Tolchinskiy - Morozov - Burdasov
Shvets-Rogovoy - Kamenev - Timkin/Voronkov
Galimov
Zub - Zadorov
Gavrikov - Provorov
Nesterov- Orlov
Ozhiganov
Slepyshev - Shalunov - Tarasenko
Grigorenko - Karnaukhov - Barabanov
Kuzmenko/Tolchinskiy - Morozov - Burdasov
Shvets-Rogovoy - Kamenev - Timkin/Voronkov
Galimov
Pavel Buchnevich
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I never understood why Samonov was given these big roles with SKA and the Russian National Team. He’s an average KHL goalie. He’s probably SKA’s third best goalie.
Caser
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Not a huge fan of him, but if not him then who? It might sound strange with a lot of good goalies there recently, but with so many goalies moving overseas there's a certain shortage of good Russian KHL-based goalies.
Pavel Buchnevich
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That’s a fair point, although my point was more over-arching beyond just this tournament. I would suggest an older goalie like Bobkov/Garipov and a younger goalie like Askarov/Tarasov would’ve been the way to go. If Samonov was #3 it’s less of an issue, but he doesn’t bring results or youth. I’m not sure it accomplishes much to give him games.
Caser
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Garipov definitely doesn't belong in this conversation at all for quite some years. I think Bobkov is still a downgrade comparing to Samonov, maybe could compete with Bocharov though. Tarasov was in Cleveland last time I checked, as for Askarov I wouldn't mind to at least see him in the camp, but he almost didn't play since the WJC. Not to mention that so far, Samonov actually brings results here pretty decently - doesn't steal games, of course, yet isn't bad either.
