Tão intenso como Malkin era, a multidão era mesmo mais selvagem. Their angry whistling was deafening when the referee (correctly) disallowed a Russian goal due to goaltender interference. Every time Sweden had the puck or the referee made a questionable call, the crowd’s deafening whistles rained down on the ice. And the Russian fans’ sustained roar as the clock ticked down left a lasting impression on these North American hockey observers.

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3 Comments

  1. pepper wrote:

    To the one-half of you in mother Russia, you seriously must be in heaven, not just hockey heaven, just heaven, period.

    Non-stop hockey and schmoozing with hockey insiders, and I note the frequent references to “cute” Russian women, ushers, hotel guests, etc, etc, swilling by night what I imagine to be quality vodka that Russia House can only hope to provide, and waking up late to then, what, watch more hockey! Plus the weather is nice n’ brisk eh?

    When you return, I want you to translate all of these spam emails I’ve been receiving in Cyrillic! I’m sure I’ve got something good coming my way.

    Great photos too guys. I’ve heard that the subway system is a splendid example of a public works project.

    Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 12:11 am | Permalink
  2. Vlad wrote:

    Hey, I really enjoy reading your coverage, so thanks a lot for that.

    I’d also like to hear your thoughts about the hockey that is being played, what kind of systems the different countries employ, how these systems match up, how the Caps’ players perform in this context, and what insight can be gleaned for the Caps’ future.

    Salivating over the time Ovechkin-Backstrom-Semin trio steps onto the ice!(although I guess they won’t all end up on the same line)

    Ovechkin looks lost with Team Russia.. can’t blame it all on his linemates, either. Its interesting that in this sense Kovalchuk has taken a step forward, and Ovy has regressed a bit.. but he’s young, so he’ll come around.

    Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 5:12 pm | Permalink
  3. OrderedChaos wrote:

    Vlad, that’s an excellent question, one we’ll try working into our analyses (though it may merit an article of its own).

    As for Ovie, he looked a lot better in yesterday’s win. Though if I had to pick the three most effective Russian players right now, it’d be Malkin, Morozov and Kovalchuk.

    Pepper, I wish it were all shmoozing! And the only vodka I’ve had so far was one on the plane ride over here. But we’re undoubtedly having a wonderful time.

    And yes, the metro system is impressive.

    Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 8:57 am | Permalink

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