Ovechkin, Semin, Varlamov invited to Russian Olympic camp
Russia has announced it's preliminary list of Olympic hockey hopefuls, and three Caps (and two former Caps) are on the list. H/t Capitals Insider.
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yay, congrats to the Caps and former Caps for the invites!
by RedBirdie on Jul 7, 2009 10:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A Russia-Canada final in Vancouver would be so intense. …It would almost be a letdown if they both don’t end up there, doesn’t it?
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by Hooks Orpik on Jul 7, 2009 10:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can’t say I’d ever be letdown by a Canada loss. Russia-Sweden would be great hockey without the hype.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jul 11, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
interesting how few of the invitees were KHL regulars.
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 7, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s what I was thinking too….I think the KHL regular season begins in September so my thoughts were maybe those players would be with their teams by that point?
(But that doesn’t explain why Fedorov, Kozlov, Markov will be at the Olympic camp, so I got nothin)
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by Hooks Orpik on Jul 7, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s 23 invitees—does anyone know if this is Russia’s team, barring any injuries and withdrawals?
I’ve still got Sweden as my dark horse team, as much as the defending Olympic gold medalists can be a dark horse. But Canada-Russia final would be epic. I’d sell my soul to watch that one in person.
by RedBirdie on Jul 7, 2009 10:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bykov says that list is fake. And Bulinwall was excluded week ago, if I remember right
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by sleza on Jul 7, 2009 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
also, there’s no way morozov wouldn’t be there
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by sleza on Jul 7, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting.
Still, no way that Caps trio isn’t invited.
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by J.P. on Jul 7, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
miss u, CR baby...u want 2 get back 2gether?
by sleza on Jul 7, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe they turned down invites, for whatever reason, but are still under consideration?
by RedBirdie on Jul 7, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
see below bykov’s comment for the list :) and I really don’t see that they – at least all the missing players – would’ve done that. Olympics means so much and I don’t think any of the players mentioned above (bryz excluded) have ever said no to a national team
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by sleza on Jul 7, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry, I meant, turned down an invitation for that particular camp, but are leaving the door open to still be considered for the national team.
I thought it was a little odd that the camp only had 23 players on the roster, considering Canada invited everyone not named Spezza and Heatly. What happens if Fedorov falls down and breaks a hip? (or, more realistically, Varly makes one too many acrobatic saves and hurts himself again?)
by RedBirdie on Jul 7, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure how bykov would feel about this “not coming to training camp but still going to olympics” thing… and I’m really not sure if Varly has any real chances. If Bryz and Nabby play good during the season I think they’re gonna be there. And even Eremenko could be in front of him in that line too
And I just noticed Kovalev is in that list… No freaking way Bykov let him ruin the team
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by sleza on Jul 7, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, my above post should say Spezza and Savard, not Spezza and Healty. Obviously, I need more coffee.
by RedBirdie on Jul 7, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that also should’ve said that the caps (at least 2 of them will be there)
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by sleza on Jul 7, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Den där listan är ett skämt, det är nonsens, strunt.
This list is joke, it’s nonsense, false.
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by sleza on Jul 7, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It wouldn’t surprise me that Ovie, Semin and Varly are on the Vancouver try out roster and will be on the actual roster (barring injury). Ovie and Semin should be the top 2 left wings, and Varly will be the back up goaltender (behind Nabokov).
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jul 7, 2009 1:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Varly is probably 3rd string behind Bryz I’d imagine, although camp would sort that out for certain.
by brs03 on Jul 7, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could be. Most Olympic teams will carry 3 goalies, I imagine. If Russia does, then Varly will be right up there.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jul 8, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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