They may have a secret weapon coming back. Wouldn’t it be cool to see that line from the juniors rip up the tournament?
World Cup: 4 Nations Tournament - Team Finland (2025)
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Would be more fun, but they only want NHL players and the Czechs have smaller margins for that with 32 players last year and 25 so far this year, while the Finns had 48 last year and 45 this year. They only have 4 defensemen who’ve played an NHL game since the start of last year.
FinPanda
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Jokiharju not being there is very odd, especially since there is no guarantee Hakanpää can even play. Must have been about the roles on defence probably.
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I think most fans just like him since he's always been available for the NT and guys like Ristolainen have not.
I probably would have picked him but you have a point. This team won't win or lose because of this decision. Also, he might get in anyways.
Hell no for choosing Ristolainen. The NHL player who least cares about team Finland might as well go golfing during that tournament.
I'm not a big Haula fan either.
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Some comments from Ristolainen (in Finnish originally, so I'll provide google translation as well):
– Mikään ei ole muuttunut, en vain ole aina päässyt mukaan. Mun puolelta maajoukkueasiassa ei ole koskaan mitään ongelmaa. Mukaan lähtee nuori ja nälkäinen Ristolainen, puolustaja totesi turnauksen pressitilaisuudessa.
– Jääkiekko on ollut viime vuoden kivaa, turkulainen lisäsi.
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– Nothing has changed, I just haven't always been able to get in. There is never any problem from my side when it comes to the national team. The young and hungry Ristolainen is going to join, the defenseman said at the tournament press conference.
– Hockey has been fun last year, the Turku native added.
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JabbaJabba
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No they are not. They don't even have enough NHL defensemen to complete the roster.
SoundAndFury
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The Finns have 16 players with 10+ points in the NHL this season, Czechs have 4.
All good. This is just an appetizer. The main course will be served in Milano Feb 5-22, 2026. Czechs will have their chance to shine and I hope they come with a big chip on their shoulder. Makes things more spicy
Yes, they can replace any injured player before the tournament, including the damn d-men. Why wouldn't they? Nobody wins if everybody had to just cross their hands and pray no one gets sidelined during the hockey being played between now and then.
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I like the team. no one will be able to beat us. I also hope we will score more than 1 goal this time
Lehkonen-Barkov-Rantanen
Teräväinen-Aho-Laine
Lundell-Hintz-Granlund
Luostarinen-Haula-Armia
13th forward: Kakko
Not 100% on who should be 4th line's center. I could swap Lundy into that line and put him there.
So I want to keep some pairs together who are currently or have been in same team for a long time, thus Teräväinen is with Aho and Lehkonen with Rantanen. Heiskanen & Lindell is also quite obvious one. I don't know if Määttä and Välimäki have played together much, but the motivation is probably there between the two to make it work. Ristolainen can do what ever, like enjoy the game from the bench. I really don't care if he's been good/better this season or not.
Heiskanen-Lindell
Määttä-Välimäki
Mikkola-Hakanpää
Ristolainen
PP: Hintz would be with 1st line's PP unit. Granlund would be with 2nd lines's PP unit.
PK: Lundell & Luostarinen, Haula & Armia
Teräväinen-Aho-Laine
Lundell-Hintz-Granlund
Luostarinen-Haula-Armia
13th forward: Kakko
Not 100% on who should be 4th line's center. I could swap Lundy into that line and put him there.
So I want to keep some pairs together who are currently or have been in same team for a long time, thus Teräväinen is with Aho and Lehkonen with Rantanen. Heiskanen & Lindell is also quite obvious one. I don't know if Määttä and Välimäki have played together much, but the motivation is probably there between the two to make it work. Ristolainen can do what ever, like enjoy the game from the bench. I really don't care if he's been good/better this season or not.
Heiskanen-Lindell
Määttä-Välimäki
Mikkola-Hakanpää
Ristolainen
PP: Hintz would be with 1st line's PP unit. Granlund would be with 2nd lines's PP unit.
PK: Lundell & Luostarinen, Haula & Armia
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karhukissa
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Let's be honest, Laine's shot is still top 5 in the league. PP will be lethal.
Lehkonen - Barkov - Rantanen
Teräväinen - Aho - Laine
Haula - Hintz - Kakko
Luostarinen - Granlund - Armia
13th forward: Kotkaniemi
This could be our team.
Is the team complete?
