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Good God, look at the wingspan on that mammoth... he carries a freakin redwood treebranch for a stick... I agree that he looks pretty good in this video.
youd think his stats would be better tho 22 points/40 games... not bad but youd expect a bit more.
youd think his stats would be better tho 22 points/40 games... not bad but youd expect a bit more.
Any non-Oiler fans have any opinions? I love the praise but I'd like to know if it's universal.
Sorry don't take it the wrong way. There just is too many datsyuk's out there that dissapear in the playoffs(thorton too I might add). I don't hate russian players, I just don't trust them because of the culture shock that usually makes them dissapear.
We had Samsonov being benched during the finals so I have my reasons. You have to be tough and you have to be able to take a puck in the face and get a root canal in the locker room and come out and assist on the winning goal in OT like Smyth did.
Russians kick *** during the regular season. But dissapear in the playoffs. But I like this guy, what he does is up to him. He could make a crapload of cash, or just float.
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Just think if we can teach him to tip shots from the point on powerplays.
It's not like all canadians are "heart and soul" players, either. All nationalities have players who are floaters that disappear in the playoffs.
Exacly, people forget that Sean Avery is Canadian, and no one would call him a 'heart and soul' player or even an honourable player
Oh good! More biggotry in the form of fictitious ethnic stereotyping! Please do share some more of your rivoting insights? Are we generally soft as well? Perhaps cancers in the locker room? I beseech you, do go on.
Oh good! More biggotry in the form of fictitious ethnic stereotyping! Please do share some more of your rivoting insights? Are we generally soft as well? Perhaps cancers in the locker room? I beseech you, do go on.
I just saw the video for the first time and thanked god that he plays in the Western Conference so he will be far far away from the Devils.
Big, fast, and has amazing hands. Great showing at the WC against some pretty good squads.
do you really want to get into it? i'll give you 2 guesses if they are generally soft or not
Although this might not be the best place for it, yeah, I wouldn't mind getting into it. Lets take a sample of Russian players and analyze their "softness" or rather toughness, shall we? Okay, something that you would likely be firmiliar with... how about the 2006 Olympic team (everyone that actually played a game or more).
A. Markov -not soft
Gonchar -soft
Volchenkov -the antithesis of soft
Tyutin - not soft
D. Markov -the antithesis of soft
Kasparitis -the antithesis of soft
Vishnevsky -the antithesis of soft
Zhukov -the antithesis of soft
Ovechkin -the antithesis of soft
Datsyuk -not physical, but not really soft
Kovalev -not physical, but is a big strong guy that thrives in high traffic
Malkin - not soft
Kovalchuk - not soft
Sushinsky -small, but is known for his gritty work in the corners
Kharitonov -soft
Yashin -doesn't use his size, but not soft persay
Kozlov -doesn't use his size, but not soft persay
Korolyuk - not soft
Taratukhin -the antithesis of soft
Afinogenov - softish, but also has a temper
Frolov - not soft
Nepriayev -the antithesis of soft
Nabokov - goalie
Sokolov - goalie
Bryzgalov - goalie
Seriously now, would you call this team soft? Was it softer than other teams in the competition? Was it considerably softer than Canada's team?
Seriously now, would you call this team soft? Was it softer than other teams in the competition? Was it considerably softer than Canada's team?
You don't have to prove anything to us. Everything was asked and answered in 1972. Russian hockey is outstanding.
Nightwish with hockey is a weird combination
No. He hardly knew a word when he came to North America.