llipgh2 wrote:This is from Rossi, so take it with a grain of salt:
"Told there was heated friction between Malkin/Ovechkin and the Russian coaches. Subjects were KHL bias, lines and situational usage."
Not that i trust Rossi, but LeBrun did tweet this
Real_ESPNLeBrun Pierre LeBrun
Russian journalist scolding the coach for not playing Malkin and Ovechkin on different lines. Great theater in this presser
Heard something similar on NHL radio sirius/xm this morning. Apparently the Czech team is not pleased about the non-nhl players playing bigger minutes then nhl i.e. Petr Nedved. I'm sure there is something to a NHL/KHL thing, especially with the games in Russia...
KG wrote:Heard something similar on NHL radio sirius/xm this morning. Apparently the Czech team is not pleased about the non-nhl players playing bigger minutes then nhl i.e. Petr Nedved. I'm sure there is something to a NHL/KHL thing, especially with the games in Russia...
Just get this over with and come back healthy...
There's definately a different approach to the game on bigger ice but unless you took one entire team who plays together all the time then that's what prelim games are or, to get used to the bigger rinks.
Q: What future, if any, do you see for your own work and for your coaching staff? Because, you know, your predecessor was eaten alive after the Olympics—
pcm wrote:It wouldn't be that they're going home to Russia because the money is better.
It'd be they're going home to Russia. The money is no longer an issue.
But that's never been Geno's narrative. He wants to play against the best. I think the same can be said for the majority of these guys now.
Mother Russia perpetuates the KHL narrative to the detriment of its players, as it puts the honus of having something to prove on them.
You don't think that Radulov left for money? You think any NHL team was going to pay him 9mil/year for 5 years? He definitely left for the money. He's also a real head-case, but that's beside the point
