Why are so many trying to make Russia look like an equal to Canada?

[Eye of Ra]

Try 2006 to 2022

Im not saying Russia is bad. Just suprised about how few golds.

 

[GuyCANCZE]

Try 2006 to 2022

Eye of Ra said 1992 on...and then you said Russia has more medals than any other country. I was just correcting you.

 

[MatBarzal]

I think Barbashev from Vegas could play center and Dadonov from Dallas (he had that experience). Your candidates for the center of the 3-4 lines are too weak. Plus there is Kuznetsov, who, although not as good as before, looked decent at the NHL level.

P.S. Sorry, I didn't immediately realize that we were talking about the World Cup. realized it only when I didn't see Ovechkin, Svechnikov, Orlov. But it's incorrect to determine the strength of the national team based on the World Championship. Since most of the best Canadian players are busy. And the Russians, by the way, too.

The likely composition of the Russian national team for the tournament of the best:

Panarin - Barbashev - Kucherov

Kaprizov - Malkin - Marchenko

Ovechkin - Namestnikov-Svechnikov/Michkov

Kuzmenko - Voronkov - Nichushkin

Dorofeev


Provorov - Zub

Sergachev - Gavrikov

Orlov - Romanov

Mintyukov


Vasilevsky, Bobrovsky, Sorokin.

You're right, the central forwards of this national team are very weak.

 

[ViD]

Eye of Ra said 1992 on...and then you said Russia has more medals than any other country. I was just correcting you.

Understood, Russia circa 1992 - 2006 was a total mess and hockey was the last thing the country was focused on, NHLers did not want to play for the country etc

 

[Old Man Jags]

But it’s got more medals than any other country

As Russia? I doubt it. It is not the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was a different animal in terms of achievement, truly the Red Machine. Of course I didn't like them as a Czech, but I respected their incredible abilities not just as a set of great individuals, but also their team play. Remarkable.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Understood, Russia circa 1992 - 2006 was a total mess and hockey was the last thing the country was focused on, NHLers did not want to play for the country etc

Still ..2007-until bann not that many golds

 

[MatBarzal]

Still ..2007-until bann not that many golds

2008, 2009, 2012, 2014 - gold medal.
The last significant success was at the World Cup in 2016. Reaching the semi-finals.

 

[Dofs]

Russia being equal to Canada is only said by Russians close to Russian propaganda machine and Russian 'fans' who believe everything shown on TV and who watch hockey once per year. Actual Russian hockey fans who actually follow the sport themselves cringe hard from such statements.

The main problem of the Russian national team is the lack of a good coach.

Yeah, will agree with that, Russian coaching is pretty terrible. Heck, the last decent coaching team Russia had wasn't even exactly Russian.