02-25-2014, 08:26 AM
I actually think Russia has a very good team, they have 3 weaknesses:
1. No defense, at all. They don't have a Darius Kasparaitis, or other true defensive minded dman, anymore.
2. Their coach was handcuffed by state demands to showcase KHL players. Radulov cost them the US and Finland games.
3. To many ego's. US an Canada had more balanced teams, not all superstar snipers. The US an Canada had snipers, passers, checkers, grinders, defensive forwards, the whole shebang. The only forwards on Russia that even attempted to play defense were Datsyuk and Malkin.
1. No defense, at all. They don't have a Darius Kasparaitis, or other true defensive minded dman, anymore.
2. Their coach was handcuffed by state demands to showcase KHL players. Radulov cost them the US and Finland games.
3. To many ego's. US an Canada had more balanced teams, not all superstar snipers. The US an Canada had snipers, passers, checkers, grinders, defensive forwards, the whole shebang. The only forwards on Russia that even attempted to play defense were Datsyuk and Malkin.
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Dudebro #5 on the Rich Davis poll and Dudebro #11 on the Steve Covino Poll. Former Dudebro #18.