ZEBROA
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Canada is a better team then US. And Finland is Finland. I dont care to much about this tournament. Just fun to watch future stars. But Sweden vs Finland is always the game i look most forward to.
WJC: Finland 2021 Roster Talk
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Svedu
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Hirvonen, please take your chances tonight. Score for heavens sake and don't miss a open net. Järventie, just wake up already? And to the low liners that Pennanen stubbornly selected, please skate your hearts out because that is the only chance you got to make an impact and win this game tonight.
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Why Jarventi didn’nt get more ice time or PP duty, hes a good shooter and having a good season in liiga
JabbaJabba
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'cos he has sucked in this tournament so badly.
I don't know why, but that Helenius 2+10 was a turning point for us.
Everything went our way after that moment.
Everything went our way after that moment.
P gang was awful against the Swedes. Puutio, Petman...Puhakka, Pyyhtiä etc etc. Scratch every skater whose name starts with a P just to be sure.
There might be some collateral damage but net-net this would be a major improvement.
There might be some collateral damage but net-net this would be a major improvement.
violaswallet
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I’m still waiting to see Lambert next to Lundell. Maybe this game woke up Hirvonen but, in general, Lundell’s linemates haven’t played well: get this guy some elite help and watch him go!
SantosHalper
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What a team, what a team. Joukkue olemme me. 1st period was very nervous, but this is where our GREAT coaching staff came in and calmed everyone down. Next thing you know, our boys owns the ice and controls the game. Swedes were lucky, numbers could have easily been bigger.
Let the snowball effect start from here.
Let the snowball effect start from here.
3:29 TOI in the game. He was riding the pine since the start of the 2nd period.
Simontaival 1:54 TOI in the 3rd period. Injury?
FinPanda
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I love that they did this. Its just what Finnish teams have done recently, the mental strenght is so strong. No last minute collapses anymore. Its amazing. A lot of sisu, heart.. what these teams are all about.
I don't think that would help Lundell at all. Lambert's skills are absolutely elite so he belongs in the team, but at this point his team and off-puck play are still a year or two away from WJC level. It's pretty unfortunate but with Kakko in NHL, there is no top forwards in this age group for Lundell to work with. Puistola and Aa. Räty were the two I had high hopes for a year ago but that didnt exactly work out
Next year looks to have more forward depth with a bunch of returning players: Aa. Räty, Lambert, Helenius, Hirvonen and Simontaival. Oh and Järventie too. He has been a flop this year but gotta remember he is barely 18.
violaswallet
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You’re right off the puck but I wish there was someone that had the ability to put the puck away: I’ve counted three or four times where Lundell is made a sick play but his linemates bungled a likely goal.I don't think that would help Lundell at all. Lambert's skills are absolutely elite so he belongs in there, but at this point his team and off-puck play are still a year or two away from WJC level. It's pretty unfortunate but with Kakko in NHL, there is no top forwards in this age group for Lundell to work with. Puistola and Aa. Räty were the two I had high hopes for a year ago but that didnt exactly work out
Next year looks to have more depth with a bunch of players returning Aa. Räty, Lambert, Helenius, Hirvonen and Simontaival. Oh and Järventie too. He has been a flop this year but gotta remember he is barely 18.
The Finns have a nice future but this is Lundell’s last chance
Yep. Meanwhile last years top scorer Puistola is just chilling in Finland, and Veeti Miettinen scoring really well NCAA. Really feel like management is to blame for this situation. Looks like they just put all their stocks on Järventie being the triggerman, and filled the bottom 6 and 13. forward with role players. Now with Järventie not being what they expected, we are here looking at Petman in 1st line (who actually did look good, but just simply isnt a scorer)You’re right off the puck but I wish there was someone that had the ability to put the puck away: I’ve counted three or four times where Lundell is made a sick play but his linemates bungled a likely goal.
The Finns have a nice future but this is Lundell’s last chance
violaswallet
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Some wuestionable calls to say the least but you’re into the next round after beating a touch Sweden.
I think the Coach should have experimented a bit more to be honest in his group: I wish we had a period to see what Lambert and Lundell looked together or even some other creative combinations!
Hokinaittii
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Lambert has been one of our best players with the puck throughout the tournament, so if there comes a time where we gotta put all the eggs in the same basket, I definately would like to see the two L's together.
I doubt Lambert's conditioning and physicality is at the level where he can play top line minutes every game in a tournament of this level but I think his game yesterday, and in fact throughout the tournament, has earned him the opportunity to get some ice-time with the best players of the team.
I doubt Lambert's conditioning and physicality is at the level where he can play top line minutes every game in a tournament of this level but I think his game yesterday, and in fact throughout the tournament, has earned him the opportunity to get some ice-time with the best players of the team.
karhukissa
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Fact is that even if there were 2 Puistola's and Räty's we would've lost to Canada. It's all about the process and growing when tournament goes on. How many time's we've seen terrible games during group stage and then team learns from it and evolves.
These kind of wins like we saw yesterday are the best ones to get this team fully together and find that final gear. It's not a coincidence that Pennanen has won both Liiga and WHC as an extreme underdog, he's not a flawless coach and has made mistakes during this tournament but i doubt there are any better coaches to get this team fired up.
Like he said in the post game interview, he gave team positive aggression and with captains he pumped this team with confidence and what we saw after that terrible 1st period wasn't just Sweden being bad. You measure your team when everything is on the line, not during "meaningless" group stage games.
I guarantee that we're going to see better Finland right off the start against the USA but whether it's enough comes down to so many factors. I just hope that we stay more positive, i understand frustration but it's extremely annoying to read that "Oh Räty/Puistola and god knows who should be there" after being 1-0 down.
These kind of wins like we saw yesterday are the best ones to get this team fully together and find that final gear. It's not a coincidence that Pennanen has won both Liiga and WHC as an extreme underdog, he's not a flawless coach and has made mistakes during this tournament but i doubt there are any better coaches to get this team fired up.
Like he said in the post game interview, he gave team positive aggression and with captains he pumped this team with confidence and what we saw after that terrible 1st period wasn't just Sweden being bad. You measure your team when everything is on the line, not during "meaningless" group stage games.
I guarantee that we're going to see better Finland right off the start against the USA but whether it's enough comes down to so many factors. I just hope that we stay more positive, i understand frustration but it's extremely annoying to read that "Oh Räty/Puistola and god knows who should be there" after being 1-0 down.
He's from a bilingual family (dad's first language is Swedish, and mom's - unless I'm badly mistaken - is Finnish) and speaks good Swedish as a result. His "official" first language is Finnish though, AFAIK.
FinPanda
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This is correct, Lundell is a Fennoswede, aka Finlandssvensk
It's a 5% minority in Finland for those of you who didn't know.
