Imagining Beijing 2022: Olympic Athletes From Russia

THIS IS A MAJOR contender, stacked at forward and the most loaded in net. If the Olympic Athletes from Russia – still banned from participating officially as Russia – can get out of their own way, they should have a real shot at defending the gold medal they won at the NHL-less 2018 Olympics. Special thanks to regular THN contributor Slava Malamud, who acted as a consultant. Reminder: center Evgeny Kuznetsov’s four-year IIHF ban for testing positive for cocaine in 2019 bars him from competing in 2022. FORWARD LINE 1 > A. Panarin (30), E. Malkin (35), N. Kucherov (28) Just a deadly line – because you can’t key on any of them to be the shooter or the puck-carrier or the passer. All three are wizards with the puck, and all three…

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