It looks like the article might just be wrong, he's been playing in the MHL and some KHL action since the start of the year. Played on Sunday in the MHL
WJC: 2022 Team Russia roster talk
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https://thehockeywriters.com/2022-world-junior-championship-russia-preview/
Kinda weird preview to my taste.
Kinda weird preview to my taste.
Agreed, says weak on defense but no mention of Kuznetsov or Chayka. Overall dont think the writer watches or knows much about Russian players or how the team will look
jj cale
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A lot of times the writers don't know much about any team.They know a few big names,look at how many 1st round draft choices each team has and in what positions, hear some idle chatter from fans about who should be good etc, etc and then write their article.
Prime example of modern day Twitter journalism. Whoever crafted this was just googled "team russia wjc" and then used the first two links to compose that crap it seems.
I see the pools are starting
You asked a very tough to answer question. Russia's top6 is loaded with talent. All of them will play on the PP. Russia's PP units will probably be interchangeable.
The only most probable thing is I guess is that Michkov will be there to score goals. Other than that any of the:
Khusnutdinov, Yurov, Chibrikov, Svechkov, Guslistov, Miroshnichenko might be on the top unit. Pashin is a proven PP player too.
Russia will have luxury of deploying the PP unit that is more rested every time the penalty occurs and both units will have the same amount of talent.
On paper Mukhamadullin and Chayka should be the D anchors. But a lot will depend not only on the final roster anouncement, but also on the course of play in the tournament. Kuznetsov and Mintyukov might make the team.
No Miro or any of the NA guys (kind of expected, since they were never mentioned in the first place) in the final roster.
Yaroslav Askarov, Yegor Guskov, Maxim Motorygin
Shakir Mukhamadullin, Kirill Kirsanov, Nikita Novikov, Yegor Savikov , Vladimir Grudinin, Kirill Steklov, Arseniy Koromyslov, Nikita Smirnov
Nikita Chibrikov, Marat Khusnutdinov, Matvei Michkov, Kirill Tankov, Alexander Pashin, Fyodor Svechkov, Nikita Guslistov, Danila Yurov, Pavel Tyutnev, Ivan Didkovsky, Vasily Ponomaryov, Ivan Zinchenko, Semyon Demidov, Dmitriy Zlodeev
Yaroslav Askarov, Yegor Guskov, Maxim Motorygin
Shakir Mukhamadullin, Kirill Kirsanov, Nikita Novikov, Yegor Savikov , Vladimir Grudinin, Kirill Steklov, Arseniy Koromyslov, Nikita Smirnov
Nikita Chibrikov, Marat Khusnutdinov, Matvei Michkov, Kirill Tankov, Alexander Pashin, Fyodor Svechkov, Nikita Guslistov, Danila Yurov, Pavel Tyutnev, Ivan Didkovsky, Vasily Ponomaryov, Ivan Zinchenko, Semyon Demidov, Dmitriy Zlodeev
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Zine
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Petrov and Gushchin weren’t essential; we have more than enough talent up front.
But ommitting Chayka, Kuznetsov and maybe Mintyukov is infuriating. But who needs them when you have Smirnov, Steklov and Savikov!
I’m getting so sick of this rubbish.
But ommitting Chayka, Kuznetsov and maybe Mintyukov is infuriating. But who needs them when you have Smirnov, Steklov and Savikov!
I’m getting so sick of this rubbish.
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SoundAndFury
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Seems like whoever made the selection went very hard with the "top-6 plays, bottom-6 grinds" approach. Definitely nowhere near the most talented team that could have been iced so.. Yeah, I guess good luck with that. I'm actually pretty split between being happy about Russia self-destructing from within and sad about so many guys being omitted for no good reason (in my eyes).
Caser
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Why? Do you think Miroshnichenko who would have been a 3rd liner on that roster or Chayka would have saved the day? I doubt it. It's a 50/50 situation. I don't necessarily see why the guys on the roster will be worse. They add some important qualities too. And Miroshnichenko is a 17 year old who has plenty of time to grow and prove he belongs. He's having an okayish season in the league and has looked bad for his standards at the 4-Nations, while the likes of Yurov and Pashin shined bright.
Not picking NA players is in the same category. There was no Russia-Canada-Series to actually watch them play not in junior leagues. Taking them based on stat watching might have been a bigger risk than taking guys the coaches know.
I am okay with "punishing" them for playing in NA. They made a choice. They have to live with it. With no Russia-Canada-Series I would have my doubts about selecting CHLers too. And let's not pretend like there is no talk about Chayka and Kuznetsov being not the best DDs there are to put it mildly. Mintyukov is an unknown to the coaching staff. Picking a player because he has good stats in a junior league is in my book as good as preferring to take players you actually know.Petrov and Gushchin weren’t essential; we have more than enough talent up front.
But ommitting Chayka, Kuznetsov and maybe Mintyukov is infuriating. But who needs them when you have Smirnov, Steklov and Savikov!
I’m getting so sick of this rubbish.
Sounds like there isn't any reason not to take any North American players, Zubov just likes that entire roster over anyone available.
"We haven't chosen any players from the North American leagues? We were watching Yan Kuznetsov and Daniil Chayka, but we came to the conclusion that the players who have been training with us here in Russia are stronger defensively. The strongest players have been picked"
"We haven't chosen any players from the North American leagues? We were watching Yan Kuznetsov and Daniil Chayka, but we came to the conclusion that the players who have been training with us here in Russia are stronger defensively. The strongest players have been picked"
Me not at all. But I wouldn't mind to see Chayka and Mintyukov on this team. Kuznetsov it's hard to say. His AHL experience isn't any better, than other kids' KHL one.
On the other side, Canadians cut off Brandt Clarke, and probably because of the same reasons.
SoundAndFury
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I believe what he said is true and I believe what Atas is saying is true - the coach felt more comfortably selecting the players he knew better.
The issue I have is that the main criteria for selecting half of the roster seemed to be age/size and defensive prowess. In that sense, I would go as far as saying this is a very Bragin-like roster so I don't know where people see a big difference.
He's probably not even in the top-5 of biggest snubs.
Time will tell about the the 2 CHL D being left off, im still hopeful
Now we just hope Zubov put together the best lines possible
Now we just hope Zubov put together the best lines possible
He is having a so-so season. It is perfectly okay for a 17y.o., but the roster is not built on future projections, but on the now performance. He was given a chance to shine at the 4-Nations-Tournament and failed. After that he was projected to be a 3rd line choice. And there I can see why the coaches would prefer somebody else, maybe older and with more experience.
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