WC: WC 2018 - Team Russia
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Scott Malkinson
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Kind of hoping Yegor Korshkov makes this team, if some veterans choose not to go.
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Given Russia won the Olympic gold got to think there may be some extra motivation for their World Championship team this year.
I doubt Datsyuk will play. He doesn't need it. Buchnevich is RW, while Kaprizov can play both sides (he is better on the right with his one-timers, though). And we don't know yet, what teams will be out after the 1st round of the playoffs. There is a chance we can get Panarin and Provorov.
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Alessandro Seren Rosso
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Unfortunately it's pretty unlikely, although I'd love to have a look at both Korshkov and Kraskovsky, they are playing solid hockey lately
Not sure Dats and Kovy will play. Dats is almost 40, he needs to rest a bit, and Kovy is going to come to the NHL, so the last thing he needs is getting injured at WHC.
I think, Shipachev will make the team, we don't have a lot of centers anyway. Panarin and Tarasenko look like strong candidates as well. Gusev and Kaprizov, of course. Another NHLers in Namestnikov and Buchnevich. Anisimov, I doubt, but who knows. He looks like healthy again and getting another 20 goal season, but his health is such an unreliable thing.
There will be grinders of course - Telegin, Andronov, Nichushkin, Kalinin. I hope, no more than a line, but Znaroks love his grinders.
So
Panarin - Shipachev - Tarasenko
Gusev - Namestnikov - Kaprizov
somebody - Anisimov - Buchnevich
Telegin - Andronov - Nichushkin
And then Kuzya and probably Ovi after inevitable 2nd round exit.
P.S. We need more centers and LWs.
I think, Shipachev will make the team, we don't have a lot of centers anyway. Panarin and Tarasenko look like strong candidates as well. Gusev and Kaprizov, of course. Another NHLers in Namestnikov and Buchnevich. Anisimov, I doubt, but who knows. He looks like healthy again and getting another 20 goal season, but his health is such an unreliable thing.
There will be grinders of course - Telegin, Andronov, Nichushkin, Kalinin. I hope, no more than a line, but Znaroks love his grinders.
So
Panarin - Shipachev - Tarasenko
Gusev - Namestnikov - Kaprizov
somebody - Anisimov - Buchnevich
Telegin - Andronov - Nichushkin
And then Kuzya and probably Ovi after inevitable 2nd round exit.
P.S. We need more centers and LWs.
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I just want to see the Panarin-Shipachyov-Dadonov line again
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Need those positions for Barabanov and Kablukov instead.
Barabanov is a good player. Won a game for SKA in the playoffs lately. He's one of those types, that can do almost nothing in 9 games, and then look like a freaking superstar in the 10th and win it. But he always plays with 110% efforts.
Pavel Buchnevich
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I agree, but Kravtsov has way higher potential. I was more making the point that Znarok will take half of SKA's team instead of deserving players from other teams.
Alessandro Seren Rosso
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Dadonov, Buchnevich and Tarasenko are out of the playoffs. So is Radulov, but I doubt he'll agree to play at WHC. I wouldn't mind Goldobin and Zykov as well, if they can play LW/C positions.
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