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GDT: Finland Vs Switzerland | 12/27 @ 2PM ET | TSN/NHLN

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Man. Fatton doesn't look half as composed as vs the Slovaks. Has to calm down and stop overcommitting. Taponen doesn't look comfortable either. The Swiss should fire shots whenever possible.
 
2 posts for Finland, unfortunately no scoring since the equalizer
 
Topi Niemelä looks like a very good player. Surprising there has been so little talk of him, but he looks like he probably should have gone in the top 2 rounds.
 
Hinterland said:
Man. Fatton doesn't look half as composed as vs the Slovaks. Has to calm down and stop overcommitting. Taponen doesn't look comfortable either. The Swiss should fire shots whenever possible.
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Goaltending is a definite weakness for Finland this year. No real top tier goalie available.
 
AB13 said:
Topi Niemelä looks like a very good player. Surprising there has been so little talk of him, but he looks like he probably should have gone in the top 2 rounds.
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He played 43 games in FEL as a 17 year old.
He's been decent for a while, and he's certainly not done progressing.
 
AB13 said:
Only to a certain extent. The most successful drafting teams recently are not afraid to value skill and skating higher than size.
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Yes, it matters to the extent that Mukhamadullin or Barron goes in the first and Niemela goes early third. Makes perfect sense to me. I mean for one guy to rise somebody else needs to fall. And there really aren't many disappointments in that 2020 first round. Or the 2nd round, for that matter.
 
SoundAndFury said:
Puck moving WAY faster will do that to the goalie though.
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Puck moving slower actually. Also way fewer shots. Remember all the PP's the Slovaks had? And they were really good, played them really well. Lots of cross ice passes tape to tape, lots of shots from all angles.
 
Hirvonen not playing? I haven't seen him so far but also not sure where he is in the lineup.
 
Attilio Biasca is an unknown name to me, but he's had a great game so far. Someone to keep an eye on for 2021 draft?
 
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Is there a reason why the best forwards, with the exception of Knak, don't get any PP-time?:laugh:
Or just the usual Fischer brainfarts?:help:
 
Finland has looked underwhelming in every outing I’ve watched. They’ve got a lot of NHL drafted guys with Heinola having had a good cup of coffee in the NHL, Lundell being considered a blue chip and some young guys with some hype. Surprised they aren’t looking a bit stronger here against Swiss.
 
Loki Dog 74 said:
Finland has looked underwhelming in every outing I’ve watched. They’ve got a lot of NHL drafted guys with Heinola having had a good cup of coffee in the NHL, Lundell being considered a blue chip and some young guys with some hype. Surprised they aren’t looking a bit stronger here against Swiss.
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They looks like a team with good players that don't play well together. Which is a statement I never thought I would say about a Finnish team.
 
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