mattihp
Registered User
I miss having a Tikkanen, Nieminen, Ruutu or a Komarov in the NHL. Do we have any upcoming?
Stoner was very annoying, one of my favourite liiga players.Kiviharju Sr. was up there, maybe Jr. can still somehow find his mean streak.
You make it sound like the "change in style" was some kind of conscious choice. What simply happened is that Finland managed to grow a solid crop of high-end players and didn't have to rely so heavily on grinders anymore. Go figure.Finland was always physical and hard to play against until like 2015 or something. Finland changed style and reminds me of swedish hockey style nowdays.
No. Finland is not physical in eht and wc, even when high end players not there.You make it sound like the "change in style" was some kind of conscious choice. What simply happened is that Finland managed to grow a solid crop of high-end players and didn't have to rely so heavily on grinders anymore. Go figure.
When I said "high-end players", I didn't mean it as synonymous with "NHLers". Even those who never made it to the big league possess far more skill than the previous generation.No. Finland is not physical in eht and wc, even when high end players not there.
Right. I also miss the good old days!Finland was always physical and hard to play against until like 2015 or something. Finland changed style and reminds me of swedish hockey style nowdays.
Pests, goons and fighters are a dying breed. Physical players as well. No surprise that national teams are not playing tough game anymore.