Prospect Info: Leafs at WJC [12/29 WJC cancelled]

[Knies iT]

Pretty ridiculous that Niemela gets benched after a missed assignment despite 2-3 USA players being below the Fins. The entire line was caught sleeping.

 

[Morgs]

Much more deserved major than Finlands

 

[thinkblue]

Wow..finns tie it

 

[Morgs]

So generous of Savage to let Finland tie this game. Should be benched the rest of the tourney, my goodness.

 

[Morgs]

That was gross by Simontaivel. Wish Niemela buried that

 

[Morgs]

Hirvonen in OT!!

 

[thinkblue]

Hirvonen wins it! Great shot

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Bullet by Hirvonen

 

[LeafChief]

LMAO what a goal by Hirvonen. Holy snipe.

 

[LeafChief]

 

[acrobaticgoalie]

What a shot Roni!

Niemela and Hirvonen for Kleven was such a great trade for us!

 

[LeafChief]

 

[Knies iT]

Knies in usual monster form. So many deft passes in tight spaces; imagine that puck hound presence with actual high level puck control handing off pucks to AM34...

Hirvonen turns into a pure shooter at this tournament, kind of funny considering he's the opposite in Liiga. Goal per game in the summer showcase, OT winner today, only 2 goals last year but was snakebit and missed about 3-4 open net tap ins throughout the tourney.

 

[stickty111]

Looks like Missed a good game. Should be nice watching the recording.

 

[stickty111]

When you make Ray do that, you did something good. Ray does it to Matthews a lot.

 

[LeafSteel]

Honestly, Knies , Topi and Roni look like prospects to get excited about.

 

[hullsy47]

Pretty ridiculous that Niemela gets benched after a missed assignment despite 2-3 USA players being below the Fins. The entire line was caught sleeping.

Well he knows he ll play 25 minutes a game when it counts
Coach knows it too .he was dominant when he played

 

[hullsy47]

Hirvonen wins it! Great shot

Pro shot

 

[hullsy47]

Pretty ridiculous that Niemela gets benched after a missed assignment despite 2-3 USA players being below the Fins. The entire line was caught sleeping.

Ya I wondered where he was .when I saw Finland only had 14 shots I realized their best player wasn't playing for 25 minutes

 

[acrobaticgoalie]

Knies looks huge out there

 

[Once]

Knies is MASSIVE. Nice snipe too

 

[thinkblue]

Knies scores! 1-0 US

 

[shaner8989]

Telling y’all Knies is our best prospect.

 

[zeke]

KNIES

 

[francis246]

Telling y’all Knies is our best prospect.

Easily he is, his size, his skating, puck handling and shot is a perfect combination. 2 years college and then hopefully he turns pro with us. But he reminds me of a much more skilled Jordan Greenway, maybe a touch less physical.