Pitkänen out!

[Pepper]

This was just announced by the sportsnews of finnish channel Nelonen.

Replacement AJ Niemi.

I guess god didn't want Finland to compete in Turin.

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[Hakroach]

It's reported also on Mtv3 (another finnish channel).

Antti-Jussi Niemi will go instead.

Flyers fan in me goes
Finn in me goes

 

[Amen evil king]

That sucks.

 

[CSKA]

bahhh i feel sorry for ya guys Another good player out.

 

[In the Doghouse]

 

[Mogo]

Dont really matter. Werent going to finish in medals with this team.

 

[Ovechkin_mvp]

That sucks.

You guys got really hurt this time around....

I feel bad for Finland

 

[Jazz]

Wow - hopefully that will be it.....

 

[Paatos]

Well, if they actually come out strong after all these drawbacks in the olympics, I'll be over the moon.

 

[Frozen]

At least no one should be putting any pressure on the team Finland now, not even as a darkhorse. Miracle on ice incoming?

 

[ugrakarma]

At least no one should be putting any pressure on the team Finland now, not even as a darkhorse. Miracle on ice incoming?

Travesty on ice is far more likely. Niemi really isn't that bad but comparing him to Pitkänen is like comparing Cory Cross to Scott Niedermayer. Somehow I don't feel like the injuries have ended yet.

 

[Tonzan]

If Finland wins more than "the easy ones" (if there are any with this squad) I will write a f****** praise poem for that team. What the heck, I´ll write one for each player of the team.

 

[Raimo Sillanpää]

We've almost got a better team out injured than on the ice..

 

[psycho_dad*]

Wow - hopefully that will be it.....

Doesn't really matter anymore.

All hope is lost for even decent competing. Pitkänen keeps playing 25 minutes a game, Kipper and Lehtonen keep on starting games, Kapanen plays full minutes...

Forsberg is going, and he has not even been able to play for a few weeks! Now THAT is respectable. These finnish clowns can ***k off.

 

[psycho_dad*]

If Finland wins more than "the easy ones" (if there are any with this squad) I will write a f****** praise poem for that team. What the heck, I´ll write one for each player of the team.

I will remind you when it will happen. Unfortunately it will be just one.

 

[edd1e]

Doesn't really matter anymore.

All hope is lost for even decent competing. Pitkänen keeps playing 25 minutes a game, Kipper and Lehtonen keep on starting games, Kapanen plays full minutes...

Forsberg is going, and he has not even been able to play for a few weeks! Now THAT is respectable. These finnish clowns can ***k off.

Yeah, i kinda agree, but we dont know the whole story.

 

[An Ape called Yoko]

No disrespect or anything, but it sure feels as a sign of weakness for this finnish team when they select Niemi as the replacement.

But Finland has a great history of being the big underdog, so you never know... But imo it doesn´t look like they have good team enough to be one of the contenders for the medals.

 

[Riddarn]

No disrespect or anything, but it sure feels as a sign of weakness for this finnish team when they select Niemi as the replacement.

I feel the same way. I thought Finland was deeper on D than this..

 

[RangersFan88*]

not another good player **** !!!

the olymics are loosing many of its best actors

 

[Joe MacMillan]

No disrespect or anything, but it sure feels as a sign of weakness for this finnish team when they select Niemi as the replacement.

This is nothing but a sing of stupidity of Erkka. But what else can you expect from a coach who picks Hentunen over J.Jokinen.

 

[mattihp]

I'd still have some hope, even with this team if only it wasn't for Erkka... No kind of motivator, and where's the fighting spirit?