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An Update on Flyers Prospect Ivan Fedotov and the Situation in Russia
By Kyle Pagan
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If you missed the original post about the Ivan Fedotov situation because you were already in Fourth of July mode on Friday, I don’t blame you. Here’s the original story we wrote. Apparent video of Fedotov being detained by guys in ski masks and camo gear then surfaced over the weekend:
https://twitter.com/karl_khl/status/1542919344753098755?s=20&t=ubJuHtBKjlrMUi-1ICP_0Q
We had Anthony SanFilippo on Crossing Broadcast to talk about the severity of the situation and how this will affect the Flyers and their top goaltending prospect:
Everything coming out of Russia right now should be taken with a gigantic grain of salt. Here is a video of Fedotov being taken somewhere in an ambulance:
Per Russian media, Fedotov fell ill during the detainment at the military enlistment office and had to be taken away with an ambulance. Knowing the Russian regime’s usual treatment of it’s own citizens, I hope Fedotov is alright. https://t.co/j180M6SOY1 pic.twitter.com/UOogVzEkxH
— Karl Månsson (@karl_khl) July 2, 2022
And then you have Alex Ovechkin, who didn’t want to talk about his buddy Putin over-extending his power, decline to talk about this topic:
https://twitter.com/WorldSports_Hub/status/1543648362968350725?s=20&t=ubJuHtBKjlrMUi-1ICP_0Q
Scary shit. I know it seems like it sucks in this country at the moment, but it could always be worse.
Here’s the entire Crossing Broadcast, where we also talked about the Mayor of Philadelphia quitting, Derrick Gunn’s shade of NBCS Philly, and more:
Kyle writes blog posts and does Man on the Street-style videos all around Philadelphia. He graduated from Temple University (a basketball school) in 2015. contact: k.pagan@sportradar.com