Too bad he got injured. I don't think he will make the WHC team though.Is Rasmus Kupari a name for the mens world championship? I think his style of play will suit the international hockey perfectly. I see that he is getting a shot to showcase himself in the upcoming Beijer hockey games.
Maybe it will be different with Jalonen.
I believe when I see. When Jalonen last time coached lions, nhl-players weren´t so eager to represent national team either.
I believe when I see. When Jalonen last time coached lions, nhl-players weren´t so eager to represent national team either.
At first, but things we're much better towards the end of his tenure.
I checked the number of NHL players in Jalonen's WHC teams (not counting players who came into the tournament from the AHL):
2009: 5
2010: 4
2011: 5
2012: 4
2013: 1 (the NHL regular season ended on April 28th due to the lockout)
After the 2010 Olympics Vesa Rantanen and Tuomas Nyholm had some very interesting things to say about the problems Jalonen allegedly had with the NHL players.
Tolvanen-Barkov-Granlund
Teräväinen-Kotkaniemi-Kakko
Aaltonen-Borgström-Vesalainen
Pesonen-Koivula-Anttila
Heiskanen-Vatanen
Nutivaara-Jokiharju
Ohtamaa-Hakanpää
Koskinen
Hartikainen is so slooow, i don't want him in the team.Not bad.
However, Tolvanen over some KHL vet like Hartikainen would make the team worse maybe. We can expect Nashville to go far in the playoffs though so I didn't even mention him for that reason and perhaps he'll be in AHL playoffs as well. Last year Nashville let him go anyways, but maybe they won't this time as Tolvanen is now older and more accustomed to the NA sized rink. He could be more valuable as a backup for Nashville if someone gets injured compared to last year.
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Without season ending and surgery required injury Pyörälä would have been in the world championships team
I don't think we'll ever see Ristolainen in a Lions jersey again.
I doubt that Tolvanen and Kotkaniemi are available. Montreal is going to the playoffs and even if they get eliminated early, I think Kotkaniemi skips the tournament because the season has been pretty long for him already. Nashville likely goes far in the playoffs and should keep Tolvanen with the team as a backup player if injuries happen.
I'm interested in seeing if Vesalainen makes the team or if he even wants to play. That guy does what he wants and maybe he doesn't want to play. I doubt he even makes the team that easily based on his play this year, he hasn't been that impressive.
Very difficult trying to predict the lineup, Barkov-Teräväinen-Heiskanen would be a solid basis to build on. I would like to see young guys make the team like Jokiharju, Vaakanainen etc. but often the national team will put older veterans ahead of these guys even though the team would be more exiting with young talent. Hartikainen, Manninen etc. will find their way into the roster. At least Kakko should be there. I'm interested to see, which start players from Liiga make it, guys like Kaski, Turunen, Palve and Hakanpää should have a good shot.
I would like to see young guys make the team like Jokiharju, Vaakanainen etc. but often the national team will put older veterans ahead of these guys even though the team would be more exiting with young talent.
I don't see how Jokiharju would not be on the team if he wants to be there and his season in North America is over.
I would but I don't know if he feels that his NT days are over.Anyone want to see Jussi Jokinen one last time in a Lions jersey?