DivochLubo
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- Feb 28, 2007
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I do not mean it bad on Sorkin. Just both Iskhakov and Spiridonov were solid on puck and trying to create offence. Suppose feeding Podkolzin can give some goals, but may be I am just wrong.
Zavgorodniy don't know how to play hockey anymore, I'm extremely dissapointed.
If Sorkin could grind, it wouldn't be that bad. btw, Zavgorodniy don't know how to play hockey anymore, I'm extremely dissapointed.
Games are usually broadcasted on Match TV. They have an official stream on their main channel@Atas2000 can tell you why, and I don't think he'd be wrong about it. CHL ruins too many of them.
Do any of you know if the Russian games been broadcasted on TV?
I ask because the US games have been shown on NHL Network here in the USA with the TSN broadcasting crew thats also calling the Canada games. They are using the Canadian broadcast here in the USA for our games. Canada and USA play at the same time though on Thursday, so I'm not sure the US match will be shown on TV in the USA, which is why the only way to watch these games in the USA might be from a Russian broadcaster.
I agree, they didn't look particularly good yesterday, and pretty bad vs the Finns. Let's hope thoughI have to give the guys credit for fighting hard today and not giving up, but unfortunately, it seems as if their tournament will probably be over on Thursday. Too many mistakes, too disorganized, and the same chronic problems with the D.
wat? isn't you the main apologist of rotenbergs, invanuzhenkovs and the system of nepotism and corruption they have build everywhere? you should be more consistent. that sudden change of mind is disgusting.Sorry, but Rotenberg on the PP is what this team is about. Couldn't care less about all of it until Rotenberg's pundits are removed on all levels.
The status of Russian hockey overall is Oligarch Soup. Give them credit for fighting hard, considering how overmatched they were, but victory is impossible without good players and coaches, and currently, the system is empty of both commodities. Nothing ever changes, nothing is done about glaring problems. I estimate about 70-30 ratio in favor of the US with time spent in the other team's defensive zone. Every tournament the same problem, every tournament no fix. Am I being too pessimistic, or does it look like the teams are getting farther behind?
Agree with the most, but let's not use this team USA as a measuring stick. I don't care if we beat USA. I want a russian team that I want and not one that beat some particular team in one game. This one was good enough to play on par wih this team USA, but we could have had a much better team, long and short term. That's the point.1. I'm not sure if oligarchs really care about the U18. In fact, noone cares and that's the problem.
2. They weren't overmatched, USA applied some good ol' NA high-pressure hockey, but they fought back.
3. Lack of good players isn't there.
4. Lack of good coaches is there. With that being said, Zybin did a good job, although it would be good if he could solve the Denisenko Vs. Cherkas situation (although I've been annoyed by Denisenko too, so I can understand him not wanting to do anything here).
1. I'm not sure if oligarchs really care about the U18. In fact, noone cares and that's the problem.
2. They weren't overmatched, USA applied some good ol' NA high-pressure hockey, but they fought back.
3. Lack of good players isn't there.
4. Lack of good coaches is there. With that being said, Zybin did a good job, although it would be good if he could solve the Denisenko Vs. Cherkas situation (although I've been annoyed by Denisenko too, so I can understand him not wanting to do anything here).
Obviously, we saw the game differently. From my viewpoint, the USA had the Russian team under pressure for much of the game, but especially in the 3rd period, when they really poured on the pressure. It was just a matter of time before the dam broke wide open. Yes, the 5-1 result included two empty-net goals, but it could have and probably should have been a lot worse. I had to blink my eyes several times to make sure the USA wasn't a Soviet team, zipping the puck around on a string, lightning-fast coordinated passing attacks, puck control for most of the game. Looked like a role reversal to me. And they showed me something I had never seen before. Killing a penalty late in the 3rd, they took the faceoff in their own defensive zone and, 7 seconds later, the puck was in the Russian net. I am pretty sure that has never happened before.
You may be right in saying that the individual talent deficit wasn't as wide as it at times appeared. One thing I noticed is that some forwards, particularly Marchenko and Ishkakhov, were very skilled in stickhandling the puck in close to the net, but, with wide open forwards in high percentage scoring territory wide open, they wouldn't pass the puck. They would try to make an impossible individual effort, which turned out to be, of course, impossible. Maybe it is poor coaching that is causing good players to play badly.
USA had us under pressure, no denying that (actually pretty usual thing when playing Vs NA teams), mostly at the start of the 1st and 3rd, but we have survived it due to a good discipline and were striking back. In the 1st period Miftakhov hurt the process a bit, but again the recovery was there. In the 3rd the pressure was really intense, but again we were disciplined and survived (and even Miftakhov had confidence) and USA guys started to become nervous, as from time to time they started having issues exiting their zone and in the end got themself a dumb penalty that should've become a breaking point. Unfortunately it became a breaking point in the other way, as Zhabreyev cut off four of our players with a bad pass immediately after the faceoff. After that Zamula got an unnecessary penalty and USA scored again soon and that was over in just a couple of minutes. I'm still in shock to be honest.
On Marchenko, I don't remember situation when he could've better pass the puck, but made a shot, but I can imagine there was something like that, as Marchenko makes bad decisions from time to time. On Iskhakov, he is always open to make a pass and you can remember his pass to Kizimov, but playing on the line with Sorkin and Kizimov there frequently is no other way than to go solo.
If mentioning Kizimov it's a shame that such a good skating and hard-working kid has such a stone hands. Although it's not that bad comparing to a stone head of Zavgorodniy.
The most painfull thing is that they played really well. And in the end such a loss, I'm still shocked.
Obviously, we saw the game differently. From my viewpoint, the USA had the Russian team under pressure for much of the game, but especially in the 3rd period, when they really poured on the pressure. It was just a matter of time before the dam broke wide open. Yes, the 5-1 result included two empty-net goals, but it could have and probably should have been a lot worse. I had to blink my eyes several times to make sure the USA wasn't a Soviet team, zipping the puck around on a string, lightning-fast coordinated passing attacks, puck control for most of the game. Looked like a role reversal to me. And they showed me something I had never seen before. Killing a penalty late in the 3rd, they took the faceoff in their own defensive zone and, 7 seconds later, the puck was in the Russian net. I am pretty sure that has never happened before.
You may be right in saying that the individual talent deficit wasn't as wide as it at times appeared. One thing I noticed is that some forwards, particularly Marchenko and Ishkakhov, were very skilled in stickhandling the puck in close to the net, but, with wide open forwards in high percentage scoring territory wide open, they wouldn't pass the puck. They would try to make an impossible individual effort, which turned out to be, of course, impossible. Maybe it is poor coaching that is causing good players to play badly.