Vasily Demchenko among 10 best goalies at start of season

Vasily Demchenko, Traktor
8 GP, 4 W, GAA 1.66, 94.5% saves, 1 shutout

Why is he on the list:
Traktor is back in the playoffs race after a mediocre last season. Demchenko, on his part, is the unquestionable #1 in Traktor, and even Czech goalie Pavel Francouz has to sit games out because of how confident Vasily is in the net. Demchenko has a win over SKA under his belt, and if he keeps it up, he might get a call from the national team’s coaching staff.

Quote (per Allhockey.ru):
To win the Gagarin Cup. There can’t be any other goal. There is no use coming out on the ice if you are there to phone it in.

Other goalies on the list are:

Alexander Salak, Sibir Novosibirsk – 3 GP, 2 W, GAA 0,97, 96.9% saves, 1 shutout
Ilya Proskuryakov, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod – 7 GP, 5 W, GAA 0.98, 95.6% saves, 1 shutout
Juha Metsola, Amur Khabarovsk – 7 GP, 2 W, GAA 1.46, 94.8% saves, 1 shutout
Alexey Krasikov, Sibir Novosibirsk – 6 GP, 2 W, GAA 2.22, 93.8% saves, 1 shutout
Alexey Murygin, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl – 6 GP, 3 W, GAA 1.30, 93.5% saves, 3 shutouts
Alexander Sharychenkov, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk – 5 GP, 2 W, GAA 2.54, 91.7% saves, 1 shutout
Dominik Furch, Avangard Omsk – 8 GP, 5 W, GAA 1.74, 92.2% saves, 1 shutout
Markus Svensson, Spartak Moscow – 6 GP, 3 W, GAA 1.66, 93.7% saves, 1 shutout
Ilya Sorokin, CSKA Moscow – 5 GP, 4 W, GAA 1.31, 93.6% saves.