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CINCINNATI -- Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco had surgery on the right side of his hip Monday, the third major operation in little more than a year for the former All-Star.Mesoraco already was on the disabled list following surgery May 10 for a significant tear in his left shoulder. His latest surgery will prevent him from catching again until January, meaning he most likely wont be at full strength when spring training begins. The Reds think he could be ready for opening day, barring setbacks.The 28-year-old catcher had surgery on the other side of his hip last season, limiting him to 23 games. Cincinnati manager Bryan Price said theres no indication the hip problems would become a chronic issue.I havent been told anything about him being at risk, Price said. We certainly would like him to stay healthy and keep him on the field. Its always a crapshoot with any player. Hopefully, what hes doing is putting all this behind him so he can string together some healthy seasons.Dr. Timothy Kremchek, the teams medical director, said Mesoracos left hip has recovered nicely. He started having some problems with the right side of the hip during spring training, and doctors agreed that he would need surgery on it at some point as well. When he needed the shoulder surgery, doctors suggested that Mesoraco get the hip repaired as well.We had talked about when his shoulder was healed enough to be able to handle crutches, we would talk about addressing his right hip, Kremchek said. What we didnt want to do was for him to have problems in his right hip, say, the middle of next year or the end of next year.Kremchek said Mesoraco will have more range of motion after the latest hip surgery.I think this will give him a spring in his step, Kremchek said. Its going to make it a little easier for him to squat down and do things. So Im optimistic this is going to make him a better catcher and be less stressful on his body.The former first-round draft pick had one of the best seasons by a Reds catcher in 2014, hitting 25 homers and driving in 80 runs. He also made his first All-Star team that season.Before the start of the 2015 season, he got a four-year, $28 million through 2018. The contract pays him $4.9 million this year, $7.2 million in 2017, and $13 million in 2018. During the first two years of the deal, Mesoraco has played in 39 games and batted .158 with two doubles, one homer and three RBI.Hes the second Reds player to sign a big deal and then suffer serious injury. Right-handed starter Homer Bailey agreed to a six-year, $105 million deal before the start of the 2014 season. He needed Tommy John surgery in May 2015 and hasnt fully recovered. 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The Russians.Russian center Evgeny Kuznetsov watched Team North America dismantle Finland on Sunday night. While others were fawning over the young guns ?breakneck speed and waves of skill, youll have to excuse him if he wasnt joining in.What was he thinking while watching the kids dominate?Nothing, he said.Nothing.Yes, North America is playing a different style than other teams in this tournament, Kuznetsov said. And yes, McDavid is one of the best players around, certainly the best at his age (19). Even North Americas fourth line, which features two-time Stanley Cup champ Brandon Saad, has great players.Kuznetsov was willing to concede all of it. Still, he sees a very clear way to beat the kids. Keep the puck away from them.We have to control the puck, he said. If were going to play with the puck, these guys start do something wrong for sure. We have to play with the puck. We know theyre going to play fast, theyre going to try to play one-on-one. We have to play smart. Smart. Smart. Smart.All young players, Kuznetsov explained, enter the NHL with high-end puck skills. Its the play without the puck that comes later in the development.He pointed to Swedens second goal against Russia on Sunday as an example of his own team getting mixed up in the defensive zone.On that goal, Henrik Sedin did a nice job of keeping the puck in the offensive zone, sending it down the wall to Carl Hagelin. Just as Sedin delivered the puck to Hagelin, Victor Hedman made a break for the goal and one-timed a backhanded pass from Haggelin to score.ddddddddddddhere was confusion as Swedes were coming off the bench on a line change, and Sweden capitalized.When you stand in the D-zone, guys start moving around you, you have to see that everything is right. Its kind of tough, Kuznetsov said. [North America] can play with the puck, we know that. Same with Sweden. But they cant play without the puck.Their matchup (Monday at 8 p.m. ET on WatchESPN and ESPN2) will pit two teams that play a similar north-south style, each trying to impose its will on the other. Russia didnt do that particularly well against Sweden. This game has become essentially a must-win for the Russians, so there will be an additional layer of desperation on their part.Russias higher level of skill compared with Finlands makes the Russians a threat to transition faster and counterattack more effectively than Finland was able to against North America -- and the expectation is that the Russians will be much more physical.This may be the first team to truly try to intimidate the kids off the ice.The Russia defense will try to be more physical than anything they have seen so far, said one NHL assistant coach in a text on Sunday. But the North American skill guys with some size --?Nathan MacKinnon, Mark Scheifele, even Auston Matthews?-- have handled it so far.McDavid said he watched the last five minutes of Russias loss to the Swedes and in those final minutes caught a glimpse of how dangerous Alex Ovechkin can be at any moment. Ovechkin nearly scored twice in the final 33 seconds to even a game Sweden had controlled for the first 59 minutes.What McDavid missed by tuning in late were the multiple bone-crushing hits by Ovechkin, who will no doubt take aim against the kids.When asked about this possibility, McDavid provided a great glimpse into the mentality of the young skill player. He didnt say theyd be physical back. He said theyd look to exploit it.If they want to run around, that means theres going to be some seams open and some plays that are available, McDavid said. If they want to take penalties, its up to our power play to make them pay. Thats the best way to get back at guys who run around, put a few in the back of the net. ' ' '