Team Russia's Preliminary Roster

[Foppa_Rules]

Goalies
Denis Khudyakov - Severstal Cherpovets (undrafted)
Kosntantin Barulin - Gazovik Tyumen (St. Louis Blues)

Defensemen
Konstantin Korneev - Ak Bars Kazan (Montreal Canadiens)
Sergei Gimayev - Severstal Cherpovets (Ottawa Senators)
Dmitri Vorobiev - Lada Togliatti (2004 NHL Entry Draft)
Grigori Panin - Lada Togliatti (2004 NHL Entry Draft)
Dmitri Kosmachev - CSKA Moscow (Columbus Blue Jackets)*
Denis Ezhov - Metallurg Nk. (Buffalo Sabres)*
Denis Grot – Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Vancouver Canucks)*
Anton Kadeikin – Sarnia Sting (New Jersey Devils)**

Forwards:
Sergei Anshakov - CSKA Moscow (Pittsburgh Penguins)*
Vladislav Evseev - Dynamo Moscow (Boston Bruins)*
Evgenii Issakov - Severstal Cherpovets (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Konstantin Glazachev - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Nashville Predators)*
Dmitri Kazionov - Lada Togliatti (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Ilya Krikunov - Khimik Voskresensk (Vancouver Canucks)*
Evgenii Malkin - Metallurg Magnitogorsk (2004 NHL Entry Draft)
Alexander Ovechkin - Dynamo Moscow (2004 NHL Entry Draft)
Pestunov - Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Phoenix Coyotes)
Alexander Semin -Washington Capitals***
Grigori Shafigullin -Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Nashville Predators)*
Evgenii Tunik - SKA St. Petersburg (New York Islanders)
Yuri Yermolin - Avangard Omsk (2004 NHL Entry Draft)
Marat Vailulin - Ak Bars Kazan (2004 NHL Entry Draft)
Nikolai Zherdev – Columbus Blue Jackets****

* Unconfirmed.
** If Kadeikin has fully recovered from his leg injury.
*** If the player receives permission to leave the NHL club.
**** Nikolai Zherdev's presence in the lineup is very unlikely as there are more things in motion then simply the NHL club's permission.


hmmmm......looks pretty good to me. What about Zherdev?? Is he allowed to play???

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[Big Bill]

Supposedly Zherdev has said he will not play

http://www.sovsport.ru/hockey/

 

[DJyellow]

Supposedly Zherdev has said he will not play

http://www.sovsport.ru/hockey/

why would he? he was hardly used last year

 

[leafaholix*]

He was hardly used because the coaches were not impressed.

He would have likely been the captain of the Russian team this year.

 

[Hawkalyzer]

Babchuk?

 

[Big Bill]

The defense and goaltending appears weak but that is an awesome group of forwards IMO.

 

[#2FAN]

I think their forwards are too young and inexperienced. The USA team still looks to have the most powerfull offense.

 

[Foppa_Rules]

Does anybody think Russia can win it this year?? Will Ovechkin and Malkin be enough?

 

[spintheblackcircle]

The defense and goaltending appears weak but that is an awesome group of forwards IMO.

Goaltending? With the exception of the first game, Barulin was the best player when the Russians were here last month. He is a stud.

 

[haugmi01]

BTW Russia is way to young, that looks to be a really weak team IMO.

Yeah no kiddin'. Hey Russia, YOU SUCK! Go Canada Go..........

Oh Canada, our home and native land.....

 

[Foppa_Rules]

The Canadians are lazy. Cheap and lazy. The USA or Russia must win this tournament. They deserve it so much more. The fat Canadians can go back to their playstations and ice cream. Since when has Canada done anything but cause trouble? USA and Russia RULE!!

 

[#2FAN]

The Canadians are lazy. Cheap and lazy. The USA or Russia must win this tournament. They deserve it so much more. The fat Canadians can go back to their playstations and ice cream. Since when has Canada done anything but cause trouble? USA and Russia RULE!!

Lets go Stalin dun dun dun dun dun
7 million gone dun dun dun dun dun
Hes our hero dun dun dun dun dun

 

[Foppa_Rules]

The USA is the best country, Russia the best hockey team--perhaps the best hockey team, we'll see-- But the USA is the best country by FAR.

 

[BeerTuzzi]

The Canadians are lazy. Cheap and lazy. The USA or Russia must win this tournament. They deserve it so much more. The fat Canadians can go back to their playstations and ice cream. Since when has Canada done anything but cause trouble? USA and Russia RULE!!

"playstations and ice cream"

I prefer the X-Box personally and I'm not that big on ice cream - It's too cold up here.

 

[Foppa_Rules]

Canada in terms of the top countries, is somewhere about the level of France and Germany....way down the list.

 

[Foppa_Rules]

But I was talking about HOCKEY teams, not countries. Canada has a pretty good team, especially with MA Fluery, as much as I HATE his giggling....ughhh. But the Canadians don't deserve to win it as much as the USA team and team Russia do.

 

[#2FAN]

And Russia is where???? One of the poorest countries in the world trying to seek more compensation for Zherdev. You don't see imigrants going to live in Russia but you do see them lined up trying to get in Canada.

Canada is the best hockey nation, last time I checked the Olympics told us so and this year at the WJC we will have that too.

 

[BeerTuzzi]

But I was talking about HOCKEY teams, not countries. Canada has a pretty good team, especially with MA Fluery, as much as I HATE his giggling....ughhh. But the Canadians don't deserve to win it as much as the USA team and team Russia do.

Why don't the Canadians deserve to win Mr Foppa. Does not the best most hard working team deserve to win? Clarify?

 

[#2FAN]

But I was talking about HOCKEY teams, not countries. Canada has a pretty good team, especially with MA Fluery, as much as I HATE his giggling....ughhh. But the Canadians don't deserve to win it as much as the USA team and team Russia do.

Why, why doesn't Canada deserve to win. Shouldn't the best hockey natio "Canada" win every time it is in a tourniment and deserve to do so?

 

[haugmi01]

The Canadians are lazy. Cheap and lazy. The USA or Russia must win this tournament. They deserve it so much more. The fat Canadians can go back to their playstations and ice cream. Since when has Canada done anything but cause trouble? USA and Russia RULE!!

CANADIANS are fat? Shall I remind you that the OBESITY rate in America is the highest in the world? HAHA! Not to mention the rampant social problems that "DUMMY Bush from Texas" doesn't know how to solve.

PROFILE of America
- bad education
- bad health care
- violent
- racist
- media has American's scared, locking themselves in their own homes
- generally not as smart as the rest of the world
- commits way to much budget to "guns 'n stuff"

 

[Big Bill]

CANADIANS are fat? Shall I remind you that the OBESITY rate in America is the highest in the world? HAHA! Not to mention the rampant social problems that "DUMMY Bush from Texas" doesn't know how to solve.

PROFILE of America
- bad education
- bad health care
- violent
- racist
- media has American's scared, locking themselves in their own homes
- generally not as smart as the rest of the world
- commits way to much budget to "guns 'n stuff"

You are as big an a-hole as that Foppa idiot

 

[haugmi01]

You are as big an a-hole as that Foppa idiot

Truth hurts doesn't it

 

[BlueAndWhite]

Okay boys, let's not let this thread degenerate into a *** for tat name calling fest...

 

[icarus]

What the hell is going on here? In the words of Hockey Canada, "Relax, it's just a game."

 

[LaLaLaprise]

You are as big an a-hole as that Foppa idiot

Im pretty sure he was just goofing.

Foppa deserved that.

Dont take it too personal. I am sure he doesnt feel that way about amercians as a whole.