World Cup: 4 Nations Tournament - Team Finland (2025)
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Svedu
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I really hope Kakko plays top6 but perhaps not in the PP. Top9 will work as well. I believe he can contribute a lot with other smart and skilled players on his line.
Too many Rangers fans being salty even after his departure. Mind blowing quite frankly. If anything, complain about your system and staff giving the opportunities to wrong players both short- and longterm.
Feel like him and Laine and their current form makes Finland so much more competitive. Winger position aint weak anymore and D's are the only main concern.
I hope they can all stay healthy and that they add Vaakanainen to the lineup.
Too many Rangers fans being salty even after his departure. Mind blowing quite frankly. If anything, complain about your system and staff giving the opportunities to wrong players both short- and longterm.
Feel like him and Laine and their current form makes Finland so much more competitive. Winger position aint weak anymore and D's are the only main concern.
I hope they can all stay healthy and that they add Vaakanainen to the lineup.
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Very quiet here compared to other participating countries threads.
With Rantanen traded to CAR the case for putting him with Aho becomes slightly stronger. Anyway ice time is usually more balanced among lines in these tournaments.
Laine - Barkov - Granlund
Teräväinen - Aho - Rantanen
feels like good synergy of strengths in both lines to me - but admittedly I haven't seen enough of Granlund or Teräväinen lately.
Lehkonen - Hintz - Kakko
Luostarinen - Lundell - Armia
Maybe switch Kakko and Armia since Hintz line feels more rushy and 4th more cycle
With Rantanen traded to CAR the case for putting him with Aho becomes slightly stronger. Anyway ice time is usually more balanced among lines in these tournaments.
Laine - Barkov - Granlund
Teräväinen - Aho - Rantanen
feels like good synergy of strengths in both lines to me - but admittedly I haven't seen enough of Granlund or Teräväinen lately.
Lehkonen - Hintz - Kakko
Luostarinen - Lundell - Armia
Maybe switch Kakko and Armia since Hintz line feels more rushy and 4th more cycle
SantosHalper
Get off my lawn
I don't know how other finns feel but to me, this just looks like a practice tournament. Sure it's best-on-best but only 4 countries, in my eyes this is like super charged "EHT". And i just don't see that there is anything to actually win here, this tournament doesn't have the prestige of Canada/World Cup or the Olympics.
But the positive sides are that Pennanen gets to drive his system in, a little jump start towards the Olympics, that will work in our favor in a long run. I don't care if we lose every game in this tournament but the guys will be much more prepared in Italy. Second thing, no all-star week. I hate that shit, this is much much better than extremely boring all-star week.
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I would go with these lines
Hintz - Barkov(C) - Laine
Lehkonen - Aho - Rantanen(A)
Teräväinen - Granlund(A) - Kakko
Luostarinen - Lundell - Armia
Haula
Heiskanen - Lindell
Mikkola - Ristolainen
Määttä - Välimäki
Hakanpää
1st line takes the hardest match ups, Hintz adds there much needed speed. Brand new "caro-line", spiced up with Mikko's Avs connection. 3rd line secondary scoring and 4th is shutdown line.
FinPanda
Barkov Stanley cup champ!
I am interested how the tournament goes, didn't think there was much to talk here for me before the tournament begins. I am excited to see our best-on-best roster play.
