Fantomas
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Namestnikov
No.
Grigorenko
Not in a million years.
Vasilevskiy
Not a starter.
Namestnikov
Grigorenko
Vasilevskiy
No.
Not in a million years.
Not a starter.
Vasilevskiy may be slumping with an S team in front of him, but he has unbelievable talent combined with great size. He will recover and be better than before.
I think Namestnikov would be a passable depth player, but hopefully not a second liner.
I don't know, I woldn't mind Namestnikov on a line like Kaprizov-Namestnikov-Kucherov. And definitely I'd like to see Vasya getting those starter duties.
From the KHL and NHL teams that are currently out of the play-off zone + the Blues (as they're potential play-off bracket looks not very hopefull), I'd like to see lines like that:
Kovalchuk-Datsyuk-Tarasenko
Kaprizov-Namestnikov-Kucherov
Gusev-Shipachyov-Dadonov
Kulemin-Tkachyov-Telegin
Thoughts? Of course, thats assuming a bunch of teams get to round two and certain teams don't.
World Championship roster
Kovalchuk-Datsyuk-Kucherov
Radulov-Namestnikov-Tarasenko
Gusev-Shipachyov-Dadonov
Mozyakin-Grigorenko-Kaprizov
Kulemin
Provorov-Zaitsev
Zadorov-Voynov
Tryamkin-Nesterov
Yakovlev
Vasilevskiy
Shestyorkin
Sorokin
Thoughts:
Shestyorkin or Sorokin will be the starter on that team.
Your roster is oviously too NHL heavy. As bad as our center situation is Grigorenko shouldn't make it. Maybe only to reunite him with Gusev and Kucherov, but I doubt it would work now. And by now it looks like STL will catch up while MTL is slipping fast...
I'd say:
Kovalchuk - Datsyuk - Radulov/Tarasenko
Gusev - Shipachev - Dadonov
Mozyakin - Prokhorkin - Kucherov
Golyshev - Tkachyov - Kaprizov
Namestnikov, Telegin, Nichushkin
Provorov-Zadorov
Zaytsev-Denisov
Voynov-Belov
Antipin-Bereglazov
Rykov, Tryamkin
(If you really expect MTL to lose then add Yemelin to the list)
I still can't figure out who's preferred between Shestyorkin and Sorokin. And then when you add Vasilevskiy into the equation, it makes it even more complicated. I think the goalies could be in any order and it wouldn't surprise me.
As much as players like Namestnikov and Grigorenko aren't doing so well in the NHL, you could say the same for Prokhorkin, Golyshev in the KHL. How effective will Telegin be in a tournament where the best teams bring all-star teams?
I don't think Rykov is ready. Let him move up to a bigger role with SKA before he's playing in a big tournament like the World Championships. I don't know why Yakovlev gets no respect. Its not just you, I see it many places. He stands out way more on SKA than Belov who I think is very overrated.
What happened to Chudinov? Before his move to SKA he was looking like he was going to be one of Russian leaders.
Grigorenko has never been a goal scorer. His only effectiveness is as a playmaker, so it would only be useful to have him on the ice if he is playing between two talented scorers at Wing. Yes, he plays for the worst team in the NHL, but his role was supposed to be to make them better.
He spent too much time in the CHL/AHL/NHL's 3rd lines. He is done. That is my harsh, but sincere opinion.
Sorry that he suffered a serious injury. Bad luck! It probably doesn't really affect the team at all.
With Tampa currently residing at the last place in eastern conference, we might get a good reinforcement for the World Championship. Actually I would really like to see Vasya at the starter's role this year, I think it might give him a confidence boost to finally take it to the next level.
Two snipers on one line never works. You can't have Kovalchuk and Tarasenko together.
Btw tht's what is not working with Ovechkin and Malkin. Malkin is not a pure playmaking center he loves to score too, but Ovechkin needs a center to create plays like Dats. Malkin is good fit with Kucherov who can be a great playmaker. Kulemin as a Palat-clone can fit in or a Mozyakin to make it a all-creative-offence line.