Comments on: FINLAND’S CHANCES COULD BE SHELVED WITH KIPRUSOFF http://hockeytraderumors.com/finlands-chances-could-be-shelved-with-kiprusoff/ NHL - Hockey Trade Rumors, providing NHL Hockey Trade Rumors since 1996 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:48:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: kicksave856 http://hockeytraderumors.com/finlands-chances-could-be-shelved-with-kiprusoff/comment-page-1/#comment-153788 kicksave856 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:59:47 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11704#comment-153788 Doesn’t Italy get to “play” since they’re the host country?

]]> By: Mimo http://hockeytraderumors.com/finlands-chances-could-be-shelved-with-kiprusoff/comment-page-1/#comment-153787 Mimo Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:28:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11704#comment-153787 Calgary has arguably the best defence core in the NHL. I don’t know what you’re talking about…

]]> By: gg_idiot http://hockeytraderumors.com/finlands-chances-could-be-shelved-with-kiprusoff/comment-page-1/#comment-153786 gg_idiot Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:26:10 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11704#comment-153786 Much like Calgary, Team Finland IS/WAS Team Kipprusoff.

Don’t expect them to be in the finals.

]]> By: CechmanekForVezina http://hockeytraderumors.com/finlands-chances-could-be-shelved-with-kiprusoff/comment-page-1/#comment-153785 CechmanekForVezina Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:20:11 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11704#comment-153785 Weakest team on paper? Ever hear of Germany?

]]> By: SJ_Sharks_Fan_19 http://hockeytraderumors.com/finlands-chances-could-be-shelved-with-kiprusoff/comment-page-1/#comment-153784 SJ_Sharks_Fan_19 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:44:22 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11704#comment-153784 with nitty as their starter they will prob finish like 6th-7th in this tournament

]]> By: Miki http://hockeytraderumors.com/finlands-chances-could-be-shelved-with-kiprusoff/comment-page-1/#comment-153783 Miki Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:01:55 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11704#comment-153783 Oops! I forgot that goaltender Hannu Toivonen is also injured. He would have probably been the number two goalie…

]]> By: Miki http://hockeytraderumors.com/finlands-chances-could-be-shelved-with-kiprusoff/comment-page-1/#comment-153782 Miki Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:07:17 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11704#comment-153782 Finland is screwed. We’ve always been the weakest team on paper and right now we’re even worse! A lot of injuries and we don’t have the kind of depth that other “big” countries have. So, the problems we have faced so far:

- number one and two goalies, Miikka Kiprusoff & Kari Lehtonen, out.
- number one offensive d-man, Joni Pitkänen, out.
- number one defensive d-man, Ossi Väänänen, out.
- one of Finland’s brightest young stars, Tuomo Ruutu, out.
- mr. versatile, mr. do-it-all, Sami Kapanen, out.
- Antti Miettinen, the other Finn who actually hits, out. Jarkko Ruutu being the other one. After those two guys we’re soft as burger buns…

If nothing spectacular happens our line-ups are gonna be:

Lehtinen-S.Koivu-Selänne
Numminen-Timonen

J.Jokinen-O.Jokinen-Peltonen
Salo-Nummelin

Hagman-Kapanen-Hentunen
Berg-Lydman

Ruutu-M.Koivu-Laaksonen/Nieminen
Niemi

Niittymäki
Norrena
Bäckström

If team Finland has any strenghts, they probably are:

- Every single player has represented Finland in numerous international tournaments. Which means that the players are familiar with the game plan or tactic or whatever. No adjustment needed.

- Players have played on the bigger ice surface most of their lives.

- A lot of the players have been line mates before:

* The line of Lehtinen,S.Koivu and Selänne
* O.Jokinen-Peltonen
* N.Kapanen-Hentunen
* J.Ruutu-M.Koivu
* the first defensive pair, Numminen-Timonen

- If there’s a shootout we have a few capable guys…

- The first line of Lehtinen, Koivu and Selänne has always been brilliant. If they play like they did in the previous tournaments we might have a chance at some kind of success. But if that line fails it’s gonna be a disasterous tournament for us.

]]> By: tannerpeake http://hockeytraderumors.com/finlands-chances-could-be-shelved-with-kiprusoff/comment-page-1/#comment-153781 tannerpeake Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:50:14 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11704#comment-153781 so have vaananen, pitkanen, and sami kapanen.

and jussi and olli are NOT brothers.

but i think the top like trio is correct. lehtinen will play with the jokinens, as he has with jussi for most of the season.

]]> By: 19AVSFANFoLIFE19 http://hockeytraderumors.com/finlands-chances-could-be-shelved-with-kiprusoff/comment-page-1/#comment-153780 19AVSFANFoLIFE19 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:37:53 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11704#comment-153780 LEHTONEN HAS WITHDRAWN HOW COME NOONE HAS HEARD OF THIS.

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