SoundAndFury
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Finland has no defensemen for the Canada B roster either, yet it hasn't missed a single semifinal in the course of the last decade.
Varlamov had Jussi Parkkila as his coach back in the Loko days.
A bunch of "lucky a~~" kids may be by far more pleasant to root for than the best players in the world playing 90s hockey.
Certain people deserve the blame for the current state of Russian hockey. The frustrating part is that they don't actually get it, they feel perfectly secure at their positions.
Well, probably due to the same reason they haven't played in any final either.
And yeah, I meant Bobrovsky. Even though their goalie coach was finnish, Loko is one of the best hockey schools in the country and actually a really good one by anyones standards.
And talking about the people who deserve the blame, I think they can feel safe for a long time because I don't think the public can even identify the problems carefully hidden behind the flashy stars like Ovechkin or Malkin, this thread is great piece of evidence.