Goalies:
Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks;
Ilya Bryzgalov, Phoenix Coyotes;
Semyon Varlamov, Washington Capitals.

Defense:
Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens;
Ilya Nikulin, KHL;
Dmitri Kalinin, KHL;
Konstantin Korneev, KHL;
Denis Grebeshkov, Edmonton Oilers;
Fedor Tyutin, Columbus Blue Jackets;
Sergei Gonchar, Pittsburgh Penguins;
Anton Volchenkov, Ottawa Senators.

Forwards:
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings;
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins;
Sergei Fedorov, KHL;
Ilya Kovalchuk and Maxim Afinogenov, Atlanta Thrashers;
Danis Zaripov, KHL;
Alexander Semin and Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals;
Sergei Zinoviev, KHL;
Alexander Radulov, KHL;
Viktor Kozlov, KHL;
Alexei Morozov, KHL.

:lol: KHL guys??

Oh snap....

well, maybe Kalinin can serve doughnuts in the locker room and demotivate them.

There is no "D" in "The Russian Olympic Team".



Hella team of snipers, to be sure - But, other than Ovie, Malkin and Datyuk, not too much "grit" or character. (...okay, and Volchenkov, too.)

The larger ice-surface will definitely help their chances; not to mention their depth at goalie. These guys can go either way.

But, if they run into the Finns, the Estonians or the Lithuanians (and Canada or the US, in the later rounds) they'll have their hands full - All three (European) teams play a very physically punishing game.

Ice, since they're playing at GM Place, they're playing on NHL-sized ice and not IIHF ice. This means that it's smaller and not larger.

There is no "D" in "The Russian Olympic Team".



Hella team of snipers, to be sure - But, other than Ovie, Malkin and Datyuk, not too much "grit" or character. (...okay, and Volchenkov, too.)