Ovechkin, Semin and Varlamov are Olympians
by J.P. on Dec 24, 2009 10:09 PM EST
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Here, via @dchesnokov, is Russia's Olympic roster:
Goalkeepers
Evgeni Nabokov, Ilya Bryzgalov, Semyon Varlamov
Defenders
Andrei Markov, Ilya Nikulin, Dmitri Kalinin, Konstantin Korneev, Denis Grebeshkov, Fedor Tyutin, Sergei Gonchar, Anton Volchenkov
Forwards
Pavel Datsyuk, Evgeni Malkin, Sergei Fedorov. Ilya Kovalchuk, Maxim Afinogenov, Danis Zaripov, Alexander Semin, Alexander Radulov, Viktor Kozlov, Alexander Ovechkin, Aleksey Morozov
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Those F’s are gangsta-stacked.
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It’s a little freakin’ scary. Or good. I haven’t decided who I want to win yet, to be honest (and I know it won’t be the US).
Wait, you’re not rooting for the U.S.? WTF?
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by J.P. on Dec 24, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I second that “WTF”!
"My face is my mask."
by Jake Shapiro on Dec 24, 2009 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, now – of COURSE I’m rooting for the good ol’ US of A!
I just need to decide who I’d rather see with the gold medal after our fellow Yanks get unceremoniously booted out, duh.
Whatever. Ryan Miller’s money… if he’s not facing the Russians.
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I’ll tell you what – if Ryan Miller holds down the fort and Zach Parise can bust through Luongo or Nabokov or whomever, I give ’em a shot for a medal.
If Tim “the flailing marshmallow” Thomas is in net, however…
Tim Thomas is Alex Semin’s bitch. Eff him.
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by J.P. on Dec 24, 2009 10:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Meanwhile...
Cam Ward wonders if he’s free…
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Plenty of room on the “Sasha’s Bitch” train for young Cameron, I’m sure. Almost makes me hope he hasn’t played himself off the Canadian team just for that reason alone.
Nash’s skate played him off the team.
Now drink with me deeply of the bourbon, scotch, and rye until such time as we are fighting drunk.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Dec 24, 2009 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, scary good set of forwards there. On defense, well…we’ll see how it plays out.
Good for Varly, I guess. In my heart of hearts, I was hoping for R&R time for that kid, but whatever.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
I think that being Russia’s #3 will be R&R, with a side of confidence and experience.
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I’ll roll with that. It’s the right play by Russia, I think.
Good experience, regardless of any wear and tear from travel.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
It’s the right play by Russia b/c, despite the uncertainty, they’ve gotta have their eye on 2014 in Sochi. And you don’t want your hopes as host country potentially riding on a guy with no Olympic experience. Really just the right move by them.
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Agree on all counts.
I took a moment to reflect that he’s playing behind Nabby and Bryzghalov (sp?)…he’s not going to get a lot of big games. Maybe a period or two against, say, Germany for seasoning.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Wow, I didn’t entirely expect that. (I mean Varly, of course. We knew the Alexes would be there.)
I think I may need to change my prediction to Russia-Canada-Sweden instead of Sweden-Canada-Russia. Can’t wait — 49 days to go!
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
Sweden plays as a team — don’t discount the importance of that in the Olympics.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 25, 2009 6:51 AM EST up reply actions
I’m glad Varly made the team. I don’t expect him to play a single game, but just being there will do wonders for his confidence and experience, you’d think, and was a smart investment for 2014 for the Russians. Atta boy, Varly.
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my selfish thought.....
is that part of me is hoping Russia gets knocked out early? as to minimize the risk to the Caps.
on the flip side Russia has the best chance to beat Canada and I’d be just happy if Sid didn’t get a gold medal so there is that too.
That’s fair, I suppose, but so is thinking “I hope Russia wins the gold so our Russians have supreme confidence” or “If Russia loses, will our guys be depressed enough to let it impact their NHL play?” Playing pop-psych on this stuff is a crapshoot, imo.
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I think Crosby is my #1 reason for cheering against Canada. That and Canadians’ perception that their team is lightyears ahead of everyone else.
"My face is my mask."
by Jake Shapiro on Dec 24, 2009 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
The thing is, it’s not really possible for Russia, or any team, to get knocked out “early”. Every team is going to play between four and seven games. The difference between playing in the medal round and getting knocked out at first chance is minimal.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 24, 2009 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
You know, I think it’s high time Ovie invested in some serious anti-depressants. Come on, kid, lighten up!! ;)
Slap his face on a box of condoms and there will be fucking in the streets, yo.
Merry Christmas to all!
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 25, 2009 6:16 AM EST up reply actions
Are those his Caps gloves?
"My face is my mask."
by Jake Shapiro on Dec 24, 2009 11:01 PM EST up reply actions
Btw, nice 50/50 mix, Tretiak.
I count 15/22 (~68%) NHLers. Liar.
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Pensive Sasha is pensive.
"My face is my mask."
by Jake Shapiro on Dec 24, 2009 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
What you don’t see here is that play is going on and four of his teammates (and the goalie) are busting their asses wondering where their other winger is.
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by J.P. on Dec 24, 2009 11:03 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Yeah, but in a minute he’ll hop off the bench, get behind one defender, deke around two others, come to a complete stop and score on a blistering, one-legged slapshot.
Or if Tim Thomas is in net…a bouncer from the opposite goal line.
Um… yeah.
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by J.P. on Dec 24, 2009 11:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That can’t be comfortable.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 24, 2009 11:08 PM EST up reply actions
I wonder what his Olympic mask will look like.
"My face is my mask."
by Jake Shapiro on Dec 24, 2009 11:05 PM EST up reply actions
We just got through watching “Miracle”, so I guess I’m ready for the Olympics. Hey, what else is there to do on Christmas Eve?
USA! USA!
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
I watched Youngblood. You think the Caps can sign Carl Kracki?
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Rob Parker on Dec 25, 2009 4:14 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sensible Lines:
Ovechkin – Malkin – Kovalchuk
Afinogenov – Datsyuk – Semin
Morozov – Fedorov – Zaripov
Radulov – Zinoviev – Kozlov
But what I really love are the power play units, when Markov and Gonchar are added to the mix. If Ovechkin is at point, those powerplay units are really scary.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
I was going to make a Jizz joke, but it’s too early for me.
I keep 8-28 together so that AO and Kovy aren’t fighting each other to shoot. I think Dats should get the care bears because he balances out that line a lot better, IMO, than Malkin could. That also pushes Kovy to RW, when, like Alex (both), he’s a natural LW and, unlike Sasha S., has not been converted to the other side.
I just wish they were playing for the US team. Man.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 25, 2009 7:33 AM EST up reply actions
Actually, Chesnokov’s lines make more sense than mine.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 25, 2009 7:56 AM EST up reply actions
I concur that ZZM is a dangerous line – ZZM has been dynamic in all the international play that I’ve seen them in so far.
Malkin’s said many times he likes playing with Kovy… so I also like the Dats centering Ovie and Semin line, and then Afinogenov-Malkin-Kovalchuk.
Although there’s also the fact that playing Dats on the third line means Dats can go up against guys like Crosby/Nash/Iginla and still be a scoring threat the other way.
I firmly believe that the single best thing about the Olympics, from the Caps’ perspective, is the opportunity for this to happen:
Boudreau: Now,JizzSasha, while you’re in Vancouver, I want you to study everything about Pavel Datsyuk. His approach to the competition. His preparation. His training regimen. His positioning. I want you to learn everything you can from him.
Can you imagine if Semin comes home having picked up even just a few lessons from studying Datsyuk?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 25, 2009 7:08 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Can you imagine if Semin had retained even just a few lessons from studying Sergei Fedorov for a year-plus?
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by J.P. on Dec 25, 2009 9:52 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
And Semin is improving. He certainly improved over the year before Fedorov. Look at his plus-minus. Would you have trusted the ‘05-06 Semin to ever kill penalties? I think Fedorov gets some of the credit for Semin’s improvements.
(I also think Fedorov gets some of the blame for the continuing bad habits…)
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 25, 2009 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
Would you have trusted the ‘05-06 Semin to ever kill penalties?
Dunno – that Semin was in Russia. But I’ve always firmly believed that making a guy like him kill penalties shows him what’s expected of him and that defense comes first, so yes.
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Sorry — meant 06-07. I meant Hanlon’s full season.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 25, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
I know, just crackin’ nuts (being the season for it and all).
But my point stands – make guys like that kill penalties.
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Merry Christmas, all
Joy of the season to you and yours.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
I notice that the translation sites convert the last name “Grebeshkov” to scallops. So, Edmonton’s defenseman is now “Denis Scallops”. Will “scallops” now catch on as a nickname for Denis around the Internet?
BTW, at the Edmonton game, someone remarked (online) that DesLauries looked like a lobster with this goalie pads; etc. And when the Caps beat him, they said the lobster was boiled. So, you could say, the Caps ate lobster and scallops in Edmonton.
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Late to the party – nice! Congrats to all of them, and glad Varly is getting a shot, although like JP says, he probably won’t play much.
Rooting for Team USA first, Russia second, and whoever is playing Canada third.
Unleash the Alex!
Rooting for Team USA first, Russia second, and whoever is playing Canada third.
I believe that goes for a lot of us. Also, I hope Bonzai’s squad looks respectable.
A man gotta have a code
At first, I said I’d only root for Russia if Zubov was on the team, but I still might. I refuse to support Canada because of Crosby and Luongo. I have issues iwth USA, because most of those players are Mike Modano-wannabes.
I’ll probably end up hoping for Russia, USA, and Sweden to get the medals.
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by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Dec 25, 2009 4:39 PM EST reply actions
Why is it bad to be Mike Modano wannabes? Isn’t that respect? He’s one of the greatest American players ever and in his prime during the formative years of our current studs, I’d expect them to look up to him, as he probably looked up to Mullen.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
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