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Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire
Any regular KHL followers know what Lokomotiv's defensive depth is like? I'm curious to see if Rafikov will be able to crack that lineup anytime soon.
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Via Elite Prospects, Yaroslavl Lokomotiv's defense:
-Alexei Yasilyev (36) - 1995 Rangers pick; 1 NHL GP, first season back with Lokomotiv after 2 years with Torpedo.
-Jonas Holos (26) - 2008 Avalanche pick; from Norway; played 39 GP with Avs in 2010-11 but has shuffled around SM-Liiga. First KHL season.
-Staffan Kronwall (31) - 2002 Leafs pick; 66 NHL games with Toronto, Washington and Calgary. Third KHL season, second with Lokomotiv.
-Ilya Gorokhov (36) - 1995 Rangers pick. KHL veteran. Team captain.
-Vitali Vishnevski (33) - 1998 Ducks pick (5th overall). 552 NHL games with Anaheim, Atlanta, Nashville and New Jersey.
-Mikhail Pashnin (24) - 2009 Rangers pick. First overall pick in 2009 KHL Draft.
-Yegor Yakovlev (22) - came up through their junior/farm system.
-Ilya Lyubushkin (19) - 6 games with MHL Loko, 1 game with Lokomotiv
It'll be tough for Rafikov unless there's a ton of injuries.