tinyzombies
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If you don't find a better option for the second PK-unit I would suggest using Starshinov there. Starshinov was along with Firsov the greatest Soviet penalty killer (among forwards) in the second half of the 60's. In the one game he played at the 1972 Summit Series Starshinov also showed that he was very capable of killing penalties against the best the NHL had to offer. In that game (game 2) Starshinov led all Soviet forwards in shorthanded ice time despite being clearly out of his prime as a player. Here is the post specifically about Starshinov from the Soviet PK study. http://hfboards.mandatory.com/posts/140416979/
His ATD bio says he shoots left, but from the video, he clearly shoots right. Which is great, I needed a right handed centerman.
The sentence, "Intercepted the puck from Mikita..." is music to my ears. He also beats Espo on the draw, but it's a 5-on-3 so they don't gain possession. At the end of it, he denies zone entry and causes an offsides letting the Russians get a badly needed change. Very nice.