On one of the hockey shows that I listen to, Bill Watters was talking about the Olympics.  As Bill does, he offered his uninformed opinion.

He claims that the Russian Olympic hockey team has no goaltending.  Let’s examine some numbers.

The Russian goalies rank 5th, 8th, and 15th amongst NHL goaltenders in save percentage (Nabokov at .927, Varlamov at .924, and Bryzgalov at .919).  Roberto Luongo leads the way for Team Canada with a .920 mark, followed by Brodeur at .917 and Marc-Andre Fleury at .906.  Edge?  Russia.

Evgeni Nabokov has long been a top NHL netminder.  Semyon Varlamov is one of the top young goalies in the game, even if he has been injured for a prolonged stretch.  As for Ilya Bryzgalov…well, what he’s done in Phoenix is nothing short of remarkable.

Of course, they have no goaltending.

Keep telling yourself that, Bill.