Do they keep one or two roster spots open? For example, if the Blue Jackets drop out in the second round, could Panarin come?
Possible additions after 2nd round are:
Tarasenko, Radulov, Panarin, Bobrovskiy, Gavrikov, Zadorov, Barbashev(less likely). I'll leave Khudobin out, because by inviting Georgiev to camp the coaching staff made a statement already and the logjam in goal for Russia is real.
That means 1 spot for Tarasenko/Radulov, 1 spot for Panarin, 2 defencemen spots for Zadorov and Gavrikov. Might go with 1 spot for a defenceman. So basically 2F, 1D looks realistic.
Both Panarin and Bob might decline because of UFA status. Bob I expect to decline or not being invited at all.
Starting the tournament with 11F and 6D is nothing out of the ordinary. The tournament starts later this year. Some 2nd round series could even be over until then. And Russia starts the tournament with games against Norway and Austria. The first tough round robin game against the Czechs is on 13th May. And then Italy and Latvia. No offence to other teams/fans, but Russia can cruise through it with a shortened roster and needs to rally the troops as late as 19th May to meet Switzerland and Sweden in the final round robin games. That's three and a half weeks from the start of the second round.