GDT: Group S • May 8 • Russia 2, Germany 0

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2012 IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | ROUND ROBIN GAME
MAY 8, 2012
2:15 PM ET • 20:15 CET • 21:15 EET

ERICSSON GLOBE, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
(CAPACITY: 13,850)

Russia

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

24 Alexander Popov​

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11 Yevgeni Malkin​

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37 Alexander Perezhogin​

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41 Nikolai Kulyomin​

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13 Pavel Datsyuk​

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92 Yevgeni Kuznetsov​

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52 Sergei Shirokov​

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27 Alexei Tereshchenko (A)​

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93 Nikolai Zherdev​

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19 Denis Kokarev​

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15 Alexander Svitov​

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80 Yevgeni Ketov​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

12 Nikita Nikitin​

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5 Ilya Nikulin (C)​

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7 Dmitri Kalinin (A)​

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74 Alexei Yemelin​

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82 Yevgeni Medvedev​

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6 Denis Denisov​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

1 Semyon Varlamov​

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30 Konstantin Barulin​

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Germany

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

67 Sebastian Furchner​

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18 Kai Hospelt (A)​

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21 John Tripp​

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87 Philip Gogulla​

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47 Christoph Ullmann​

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37 Patrick Reimer​

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86 Daniel Pietta​

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57 Marcel Goc (C)​

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39 Thomas Greilinger​

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17 Marcus Kink​

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29 Alexander Barta (A)​

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19 Evan Kaufmann​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

7 Florian Ondruschka​

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12 Christopher Fischer​

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13 Christoph Schubert​

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3 Justin Krueger​

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82 Sinan Akdag​

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27 Kevin Lavallée​

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77 Nikolai Goc​

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2 Denis Reul​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

1 Dmitrij Kotschnew​

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44 Dennis Endras​

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Scratches | Reason
G 32 Dmitri Pätzold|

Healthy​

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F 24 André Rankel|

Healthy​

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F 55 Felix Schütz|

Healthy​

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Officials

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| Vladimír Baluška

| Antti Boman

|Ivan Dedioulia

| François Dussureault

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[Maverick41]

This is going to be ugly.

8-3 Russia

Kotschnew will be starting by the way.

 

[BalticWarrior]

This is going to be ugly.

8-3 Russia

Kotschnew will be starting by the way.

I think you`re beeing way over-pessimistic

 

[Acallabeth]

Hopefully my lazy soft compatriots won't think of Germany as bad as Maverick41.
4-1 Russia.
Damn, another game starting 1:15 am.
Predict 100 fan attendance.

 

[Fulcrum]

little known fact, but Russian players remember last year well and hold a bit of a grudge for the loss. Hopefully they can take their revenge, but focus on their own game.

There is an increased respect for the German team though, they deserve it.

 

[cska78]

4:2 or 4:3 Russia

 

[croAVSfan*]

I bet on under 5.5 goals...should be 3:2, 2:1 for Russia, but woudn't be suprised if Germany pull an upset.

 

[Fulcrum]

I bet on under 5.5 goals...should be 3:2, 2:1 for Russia, but woudn't be suprised if Germany pull an upset.

I certainly would be surprised (considering how different this team is from last year), unlike the Slovakia:US game- this would be a huge upset

 

[russianhockey]

Varlamov will start

http://allhockey.ru/news/122777/

btw: Radulov get an invitation

 

[kp61c]

btw: Radulov get an invitation

there are rumors hes got knee injury. so i wouldnt hold my breath.
i go out on a limb here and predict 1 : 0 Germany

 

[Maverick41]

I think you`re beeing way over-pessimistic

In the games where Germany upset Russia or got close to it, the Russian offense was much weaker and more importantly the German defense was much, much better.

I hope I am over dramatic, but I have no confidence whatsoever in our defense.

 

[nazartp]

In the games where Germany upset Russia or got close to it, the Russian offense was much weaker and more importantly the German defense was much, much better.

I hope I am over dramatic, but I have no confidence whatsoever in our defense.

Out of curiosity, was Seidenberg invited? The guy is extremely reliable and capable.

 

[Joey Banana]

He declined.

 

[Maverick41]

Out of curiosity, was Seidenberg invited? The guy is extremely reliable and capable.

He was, but he declined.

If we had at least guys like Hördler, Holzer, Sulzer and Braun I would be a bit more optimistic.
But of course Seidenberg and Ehrhoff are by far our best dman at this point, and missing them does hurt the team, although I would not have expected either of them would have been available anyway.

 

[Yakushev72]

Hopefully my lazy soft compatriots won't think of Germany as bad as Maverick41.
4-1 Russia.
Damn, another game starting 1:15 am.
Predict 100 fan attendance.

It would be a major step forward, as they move toward the medal round, if Russia shows more offense today, and, at the same time, better and tougher defense.

 

[Fulcrum]

he declined.

why?!

 

[croAVSfan*]

why?!

What is the main reason for almost 99% NHL-ers when they decline ? I am tired, my dog is sick and other stupid reasons...

 

[Joey Banana]

why?!

He had a kid a few weeks ago. Said he had a short off-season and wants to spend more time with his family. Sulzer declined for the same reason, actually.

 

[Fulcrum]

What is the main reason for almost 99% NHL-ers when they decline ? I am tired, my dog is sick and other stupid reasons...

not Russian NHL-ers

 

[croAVSfan*]

not Russian NHL-ers

That is true But again, sometimes is better to decline than having 0 points at torunament (A.O.)

 

[Fulcrum]

That is true But again, sometimes is better to decline than having 0 points at torunament (A.O.)

good point

 

[Like Wall]

This is going to be ugly.

8-3 Russia .

Kotschnew will be starting by the way.

I think Germans will start with a little blitz at the beginning and score early, but later it will be Russian NHL'ers who will generally pull Russia's team, it will end with at least 2 goal lead in favour of Russia. I'd say 4:2 RUS (can be 3:2 GER, if Russians freak out for some reason, like Malkin falls in further depression because of his small hotel room in Stockholm).

 

[BalticWarrior]

I think Germans will start with a little blitz at the beginning and score early, but later it will be Russian NHL'ers who will generally pull Russia's team, it will end with at least 2 goal lead in favour of Russia. I'd say 4:2 RUS (can be 3:2 GER, if Russians freak out for some reason, like Malkin falls in further depression because of his small hotel room in Stockholm).

ww2 reenacment on 8th of may,interesting

 

[Like Wall]

ww2 reenacment on 8th of may,interesting

Sir, please! Who said anything about two ww?

 

[Shrimper]

Malkin hat-trick please!