Shestyorkin the best of trio of NHL-drafted goalies competing in the KHL

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Photo: CSKA Moscow goaltender and New York Islanders prospect Ilya Sorokin played in three games for Russia at the 2015 World Junior Championship, including the gold medal game (courtesy of Terry Wilson/CHL Images)


 

Traditionally a weak area for Russian teams, goaltending is an area where that country has managed to catch up and more consistently develop good players. Two of the best NHL goalies – Semyon Varlamov (COL) and Sergei Bobrovsky (CBJ) – are from Russia, and there are a few more younger netminders who can repeat those achievements should the youngsters continue to progress as they are doing now.… read more

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Photo: CSKA Moscow goaltender and New York Islanders prospect Ilya Sorokin played in three games for Russia at the 2015 World Junior Championship, including the gold medal game (courtesy of Terry Wilson/CHL Images)


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Traditionally a weak area for Russian teams, goaltending is an area where that country has managed to catch up and more consistently develop good players. Two of the best NHL goalies – Semyon Varlamov (COL) and Sergei Bobrovsky (CBJ) – are from Russia, and there are a few more younger netminders who can repeat those achievements should the youngsters continue to progress as they are doing now.… read more

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Again, again and again the stuff about Shestyorkin makes me think North Americans are pretty simple minded ppl. They recognize only one way to deal with things i.e. the way they do it and anybody doing it diffrently is at least strange and enigmatic to them 'cause he does it the wrong way, right?

Yeah russian players are difficult to predict, because Russians have 3 arms and 3 legs. And our brains work differently. That's why russian players are so dumb not to pack their things at age 16 and run to North America, 'cause only there you can learn hockey.