GDT: Group A • Dec. 29 • Latvia 0, Russia 14

[batsui]

Game over. Russia defeats Latvia 14-0. Night folks!

 

[MOGiLNY]

on the other hand, had Grigorenko not been injured, Kuznetsov would've never gotten his 9 points tonight lol

 

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Watch the committee give the player of the game to both goalies now.

 

[Chimaera]

I think I saw McPhee light up a cigar in the stands.

 

[nik jr]

amazing that russia has only allowed 1 GA in 3 games, even though they have played weaker teams.

US and canada allowed more to denmark, and sweden allowed more to switzerland and latvia.

Gusev with a quiet (!) seven points.

i love his offensive game. awesome player

I agree with you on this one.

so do i

embarrassing, imo

 

[BrodeursCups]

Commented on it a while back, but Gusev really caught my eye. I try not to place too much emphasis on this tourney, but his game is very impressive. The play that led to him setting up Kuznetsov on the right was incredible.

 

[denzey*]

s pobedoj

congrats russia

 

[MOGiLNY]

That would be worse case scenario.

yeah, in that case he'd possibly miss the draft combine, let alone this tournament

 

[Jesus Christ Horburn]

The good: Russia has Kuznetsov
The bad: does Russia have anyone else?

 

[kyle44]

can't wait to see kuznetsov in the nhl he's an amazing talent. very impressive offence russia has, if it comes down to canada vs russia in the finals I fear we don't have the goaltending or firepower to match, strong defence would need to prevail

 

[denzey*]

The good: Russia has Kuznetsov
The bad: does Russia have anyone else?

 

[MaxV]

The good: Russia has Kuznetsov
The bad: does Russia have anyone else?

Seriously?

 

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaa]

The good: Russia has Kuznetsov
The bad: does Russia have anyone else?

I don't know...everyone looked good out there tonight. mind you, the Latvians totally quit playing, but still. Russia stomped them hard.

 

[pavlelink]

The good: Russia has Kuznetsov
The bad: does Russia have anyone else?

Lol.

 

[MOGiLNY]

The good: Russia has Kuznetsov
The bad: does Russia have anyone else?

of course not. if not for Kuznetsov, Russia would be fighting against relegation right now..

 

[Hammer Slammer]

9 points? Holy hell, good stuff man. I had to listen really closely because I thought they were saying he had 9 points in the tournament so far.

 

[wahsnairb]

The good: Russia has Kuznetsov
The bad: does Russia have anyone else?

they have been playing better defensively than offensively.
the first game he played really well, so many others played really well too so it's all relative.
if grigorenko had played the whole game, it's hard to say if kuznetsov would have blown up as much as he did this game.

 

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaa]

can't wait to see kuznetsov in the nhl he's an amazing talent. very impressive offence russia has, if it comes down to canada vs russia in the finals I fear we don't have the goaltending or firepower to match, strong defence would need to prevail

Tough to judge in a game like that. A peter Forsberg - Markus Naslund led Sweden once beat a team 20-1 in 1993 and a little goalie named Manny Legacy completely stood on his head and won the tourney for Canada.

That's what makes this tourney fun, for me, is the way it can come and go so quickly.

Either wway, it should be fun.

 

[batsui]

The good: Russia has Kuznetsov
The bad: does Russia have anyone else?

Gusev (7 pts) Khokhlachev, Kucherov, Yakupov, etc.

 

[um]

Call me when he wins World Jr. Gold, Olympic Gold, NHL MVP, NHL scoring title and captains a team to the Stanley Cup...

that was obviously sarcasm..... huge fail on your part.... or huge fail on me?

 

[Garyboy]

The good: Russia has Kuznetsov
The bad: does Russia have anyone else?

And you know you're not watching when?...Back to the Jets board, pally.

That was an incredible display tonight.

 

[batsui]

Grigorenko update:
@dchesnokov Dmitry Chesnokov
Mikhail Grigorenko had an X-ray done. No fractures in his leg. #WJHC

 

[BrodeursCups]

The good: Russia has Kuznetsov
The bad: does Russia have anyone else?

The "I know nothing about the russia team": Your post

 

[hoockeyrocks]

Aucune fracture pour Mikhail Grigorenko selon @dchesnokov RT Mikhail Grigorenko had an X-ray done. No fractures in his leg.

just saw this on twitter

 

[Minister of Offence]

Aside from the obvious....

Really liked BOTH goalies in this one. The Latvian tender looks like a prospect...the Russian one looks like a future NHL starter with his size, athleticism and calmness.