D-Rock said:Why is Nikolai Zherdev not on the Russian roster for the World Cup?
moosefan said:it could have to do with the way he left Russia?
D-Rock said:Why is Nikolai Zherdev not on the Russian roster for the World Cup?
I dunno. Do you think Eric Staal should be on Team Canada?D-Rock said:Why is Nikolai Zherdev not on the Russian roster for the World Cup?
D-Rock said:Why is Nikolai Zherdev not on the Russian roster for the World Cup?
Oh, so I see. Because you have played in the NHL makes you a better player.Top Shelf said:Ovechkin selected over Zherdev? I know Ovechkin is tauted but he has no NHL experience - something 'Z' does have. This is a political decision.
....and he is really *that* good. I wish I was being a homer here - this kid is a big-time talent.
well... yeah.Sammy said:Oh, so I see. Because you have played in the NHL makes you a better player.
Interesting perspective, to say the very least.
Sammy said:Oh, so I see. Because you have played in the NHL makes you a better player.
Interesting perspective, to say the very least.
Top Shelf said:Ovechkin selected over Zherdev? I know Ovechkin is tauted but he has no NHL experience - something 'Z' does have. This is a political decision.
....and he is really *that* good. I wish I was being a homer here - this kid is a big-time talent.
EroCaps said:Zherdev has less than one season of NHL experience. Ovechkin has been a premier player in the league's 2nd best league for a couple years now.To what degree we can label a player "established" seems to me an inexact science.
If Ovy was an 18-year old Kovalchuck, he wouldn't have been selected IMO. Which is another reason to believe the dissenting opinion on Ovy from scouts is being used to sell controversy to the general public i.e Joyce's ESPN article, and smaller than is being advertized.
Top Shelf said:I can tell you Zherdev would make this team better - period.