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Russia 2022

Created by: brenfox31
Team: 2019-20 Custom Team
Initial Creation Date: May 22, 2020
Published: May 22, 2020
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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There are a lot of qualified players eligible for this team, and seeing as it would hypothetically exist in 2 years it is hard to know who of the older guys might regress, and who of the younger guys might improve enough to make it.

This is a very strong offensive team, with one of the top powerplays and top 2 lines of forwards. They have extreme depth on the wings, but have an absence of strong centers. This is due in part to the fact that Kuznetsov is suspended from international play, but also that center is generally not the Russians strongest position. This, alongside the bottom 2 defence, is where I think a lot of less known KHL players could make the team. This is not a particularly strong defence core either. I think the defence will have to overperform for this team to be able to beat the likes of Canada, the US, and Sweden. However, they definitely have the goaltending to pull through some upsets.

These are my picks for the team and the lines, and I welcome any opinions on who you would take instead, but please be respectful. There are a lot of qualified players and I made a lot of decisions based on who I think will get picked, rather than who is necessarily the best.

Scratches are defencemen who are very close to making it.
IR are the forwards who just miss the cut
LTIR are the other goalie options

For those of you who are unaware, Kuznetsov was banned from IIHF and international hockey until 2023, meaning he cannot participate. I also put guys like Anisimov and Kovalchuk in cuts because I believe that he will retire prior to any 2022 tournament.
ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
30$150,000,000$114,821,276$0$8,600,000$35,178,724
Left WingCentreRight Wing
Logo of the New York Rangers
$11,642,857$11,642,857
LW
NMC
UFA - 7
Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
$9,500,000$9,500,000
C
NMC
UFA - 3
Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
$9,500,000$9,500,000
RW
UFA - 8
Logo of the Washington Capitals
$9,538,462$9,538,462
LW
M-NTC
UFA - 2
Shipachov, Vadim
$800,000$800,000
Logo of the St. Louis Blues
$3,750,000$3,750,000
RW
NTC
UFA - 4
Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,650,000$3M)
LW, RW
UFA - 2
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
$3,250,000$3,250,000
LW, RW, C
UFA - 1
Kaprisov, Kirill
$800,000$800,000
Logo of the New York Rangers
$3,250,000$3,250,000
LW, RW, C
UFA - 2
Logo of the St. Louis Blues
$1,475,000$1,475,000
LW, RW
UFA - 2
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
$850,000$850,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Dallas Stars
$6,250,000$6,250,000
RW
NMC
UFA - 3
Podkolsin, Vasily
$800,000$800,000
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers
$4,725,000$4,725,000
LD
UFA - 6
Logo of the Washington Capitals
$1,275,000$1,275,000
LD
M-NTC
UFA - 4
Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
$3,500,000$3,500,000
G
UFA - 1
Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
$894,166$894,166 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
LD/RD
UFA - 1
Logo of the Ottawa Senators
$4,500,000$4,500,000
RD
M-NTC
UFA - 5
Logo of the New York Rangers
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
G
UFA - 2
Romanov, Alex
$800,000$800,000
Zub, Artyom
$800,000$800,000
Logo of the Washington Capitals
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$550,000$550K)
G
UFA - 2
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
$3,200,000$3,200,000
LD/RD
UFA - 1
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
LD
UFA - 1
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
Logo of the Winnipeg Jets
$4,333,333$4,333,333
LD/RD
M-NTC
UFA - 1
Logo of the New Jersey Devils
$4,500,000$4,500,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$10,000,000$10,000,000
G
NMC
UFA - 7
Logo of the Arizona Coyotes
$874,125$874,125
RD
UFA - 1
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$4,000,000$4,000,000
RW, LW
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 1
Logo of the New York Islanders
$5,000,000$5,000,000
G
NTC
UFA - 4
Nesterov, Nikita
$800,000$800,000
Logo of the Ottawa Senators
$4,550,000$4,550,000
C, LW
UFA - 2
Logo of the Dallas Stars
$2,500,000$2,500,000
G
UFA - 1
Kislevich, Bogdan
$800,000$800,000
Telegin, Ivan
$800,000$800,000
Sorokin, Ilya
$800,000$800,000
Voynov, Slava
$800,000$800,000
Grigorenko, Mikhail
$800,000$800,000
Logo of the Washington Capitals
$350,000$350,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$925,000$925,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
Denisenko, Grigori
$800,000$800,000
Logo of the St. Louis Blues
$863,333$863,333
LW, RW
RFA - 3
Logo of the New York Rangers
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
LW, RW
RFA - 3
Logo of the Washington Capitals
$3,900,000$3,900,000
C
M-NTC
UFA - 6

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May 22, 2020 at 11:28 a.m.
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Russia looks a lot less scary without Kuzy...
May 22, 2020 at 11:38 a.m.
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Quoting: Capitalfail67
Russia looks a lot less scary without Kuzy...


I tend to agree, the center depth is just not there to support the rest of the lineup. The winger depth is pretty insane tho, considering I had to leave some decent wingers like Radulov, Buchnevich, and Anismiov close to the cut. They also aren't the youngest team, so unless some guys like Zub, Romanov, Podkolzin, and Denisenko become top end talents by the time this happens, they might be in trouble against teams like Canada, the US, and Sweden who are very young, fast, and have way more depth at C and D.
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