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Olympic Roster Talk
by Paul on 12/27/09 at 01:46 PM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
The most fascinating thing coming out of Russia’s 2010 Olympic team announcement on Christmas Day, at least to me, was the comment from coach Vyacheslav Bykov, who said he might change players between now and the opener in mid-February if their performance level dropped.
“I wouldn’t guarantee a place on the Olympic team to anyone,” Bykov was quoted as saying. “If my players can’t perform up to the standards playing for their respective clubs, then how can I rely on them in Vancouver?”
That caught many people around the hockey world off guard. It was assumed by most people that only injury replacements were allowed between a country’s roster announcement this week and the Olympic opener. But that is apparently not the case, depending on whom you believe. An International Ice Hockey Federation spokesman told ESPN.com on Saturday that rosters announced this week can be changed by the federations up until they are made official on the eve of the Olympic hockey tournament.
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