WJC: 2020 Team Russia

Yakushev72

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Its time for the Federation to take a complete look at the coaching situation and prepare for the third decade of the 21st century. It is true that Russia has collected more medals at the U20 than any other nation in the past decade, but Russia also had the best team for the past two years and should have won Gold, but managed to find a way to achieve less. The role of a coach is to mold the available talent to find the best possible success, and Bragin has repeatedly failed in that role. He started off with a Gold Medal in 2011, then consistent Silver, and then alternating Bronze and Nothing. It is the little things that coaches do that often bring their team's demise.

For example, Bragin made the decision to maximize the Rtischev line ice time, for some reason, and the defenseman Misyul. Misyul has a lot of talent, but in the third period started making some serious errors, as if the tension of the moment had overcome him. A coach should see how his players are responding, and make adjustments in the moment! That line, and Misyul, never should have been on the ice in the last 10 minutes of the game. Inevitably, Misyul misplayed the puck that allowed the Canadian forward a free path to the net for the winning goal in what was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments in Russian hockey history! Maybe Romanov or Zamula wouldn't make that mistake, but they weren't on the ice - Misyul was.

No other team has had the same coach for the last 10 years, as has Russia. Every other country, including Switzerland and Slovakia, set out with the objective of winning a Gold Medal. There are some good young coaches like Filatov who are waiting for their big chance. Is Silver, or Bronze, or Nothing really good enough for Russia?
 

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Amirov-Afanasyev-Podkolzin
Firstov-Nikolayev-Groshev
Ponomarev-Abramov-Pashin
Beryozkin-Spiridonov-Guskov
Khusnutdinov

Nikishin-Kuznetsov
Kniazev-Mukhamadullin
Bychkov-Rogov
Chayka

Askarov-Skotnikov
 

NJ Fan 12

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4 Nations tournament roster:

GK
Yaroslav Askarov
Vladimir Galkin
Vsevolod Skotnikov
D
Danila Galenyuk
Ilya Gatiyatulin
Grigoriy Gryaznov
Daniil Misyul
Shakir Mukhamadullin
Alexander Romanov
Daniil Zhuravlyov
FW
Yegor Chinakhov
Alexander Daryin
Grigoriy Denisenko
Pavel Dorofeyev
Arseniy Gritsyuk
Semyon Kizimov
Kirill Marchenko
Ilya Nikolayev
Danila Popov
Alexei Pustozyorov
Nikita Rozhkov
Alexei Tsyplakov
Alexander Zhabreyev
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Anything we should know about Galkin? Seems he has had an impressive save % both as a junior and in the VHL.
 

Atas2000

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Ivan Miroshnichenko makes the taem 100% remeber this name if you don't know it you will soon
Even the biggest name you should remember for the future Michkov probably won't make the team. His once linemante who made a bad decision about his development has no chance at all.
 
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Atas2000

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Amirov-Afanasyev-Podkolzin
Firstov-Nikolayev-Groshev
Ponomarev-Abramov-Pashin
Beryozkin-Spiridonov-Guskov
Khusnutdinov

Nikishin-Kuznetsov
Kniazev-Mukhamadullin
Bychkov-Rogov
Chayka

Askarov-Skotnikov
Gotta love how the hype catapulted Khusnutdinov up to the stars in a couple of months.
 

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