Malkin won KHL All-Star fan voting

[Tomas]

ASG will be January 13 in Chelyabinsk:

First (starting) lines (selected by the fans):

West:

Semjon Varlamov (Jaroslavl, 26.344 hlasů) - Zdeno Chára (Lev Praha, 29.073), Alexander Rjazancev (Čerepovec, 26.760) - Pavel Dacjuk (CSKA Moskva, 33.731), Alexander Ovečkin (Dynamo Moskva, 31.935), Ilja Kovalčuk (Petrohrad, 31.709).

East:

Michael Garnett (Čeljabinsk, 26.396 hlasů) - Ilja Nikulin (Kazaň, 30,090), Sergej Gončar (Magnitogorsk, 28.699) - Jevgenij Malkin (Magnitogorsk, 40.569), Jevgenij Kuzněcov (Čeljabinsk, 30.248), Sergej Kosticyn (Omsk, 30.152).

Second lines (selected by the media):

West:

Vasilij Košečkin (Čerepovec) - Kevin Dallman (Petrohrad), Andrej Markov (Podolsk) - Alexander Radulov (CSKA Moskva), Vladimír Tarasenko (Petrohrad), Jevgenij Dadonov (Doněck).

East:

Konstantin Barulin (Kazaň) - Renat Mamašev (Nižněkamsk), Anton Bělov (Omsk) - Sergej Mozjakin (Magnitogorsk), Jori Lehterä (Novosibirsk), Jakub Petružálek (Chabarovsk).

3rd and 4th lines will be picked by the league later.

[Sarcastic]

Everybody loves Malkin. It's gotta be tied to his awesome personality.

[Willie Kool]

That and the fact he's the best pure talent in the world.

[DudeMan2766]

They're allowed to vote over there?

[Digitalgypsy66]

I was looking to see if they might play it outdoors like they did in Moscow a few years ago, but it's -28 F or something right now. So probably going to be an indoor game.

[FreeCandy44]

Not one "in Soviet Russia" joke? You guys are slipping.

[penny lane]

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris
Evgeni Malkin was named the KHL's top forward for December. Sergei Gonchar was top defenceman and Karri Ramo was top goalie

Go Gene & Sergei!

[Tim Thomasen]

That and the fact he's the best pure talent in the world.

Mark Madden would disagree with you...


Anyways congrats to Geno. Very happy for him that he won.

[DontToewsMeBro]

I feel bad for all the out of shape NHL defensemen that will have to keep up with Geno*.



(*if there is a season)

[penny lane]

Rob Rossi ‏@RobRossi_Trib
Evgeni Malkin will be back in Pittsburgh late Saturday or early Sunday. Finalizing plans today. @penguins

russian superleague~ 4 years

[Tico Rick]

It looks like half of that all-star team will be no shows at Chelyabinsk.

[JS©]

Almost wondering if the Potter will stick around to play the ASG in his hometown.

[Tico Rick]

Rob Rossi ‏@RobRossi_Trib
Evgeni Malkin will be back in Pittsburgh late Saturday or early Sunday. Finalizing plans today. @penguins

russian superleague~ 4 years

I'm not a Genophobe by any means, but does it bug anyone else that Geno's not coming back until late Saturday/early Sunday? I'd think he'd want to get here Thursday or Friday at the latest just to give himself time to overcome the jet lag.

[joopen]

Rob Rossi ‏@RobRossi_Trib
Evgeni Malkin will be back in Pittsburgh late Saturday or early Sunday. Finalizing plans today. @penguins

russian superleague~ 4 years ;)

I'm not a Genophobe by any means, but does it bug anyone else that Geno's not coming back until late Saturday/early Sunday? I'd think he'd want to get here Thursday or Friday at the latest just to give himself time to overcome the jet lag.

Nit pick much? He has been playing games so conditioning is not really an issue for him.

[Tico Rick]

My post was about jet lag, not conditioning. Two different things.

[MRandall25]

He's a professional athlete who travels a lot as is. You'd think he'd be able to get over jet lag in a week.

[Tico Rick]

Undoubtedly. But during that week he'll be learning new wrinkles to the system, and most likely learning the habits of one new linemate, in order to be at his best for a regular season game. I'm sure he'll be fine, but Tyler Glass was complaining today about his jet lag, and he got back from Slovakia on Sunday. I guess I was hoping to see more Sid-like intensity.

[joopen]

Undoubtedly. But during that week he'll be learning new wrinkles to the system, and most likely learning the habits of one new linemate, in order to be at his best for a regular season game. I'm sure he'll be fine, but Tyler Glass was complaining today about his jet lag, and he got back from Slovakia on Sunday. I guess I was hoping to see more Sid-like intensity.

I would say we can trust the Art Ross and Hart Trophy winner to be ready for game 1.