WannabeFinn
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Veini Vehvilainen sweeps the first round against Ilves, .943% 1.50 GAA
I bet if VV's season was over he would have jumped the pond and been more than happy to get some NA ice time in Cleveland. I am an Elvis fan but this attitude he has taken about "NHL or bust...no AHL for him" pisses me off.Veini Vehvilainen sweeps the first round against Ilves, .943% 1.50 GAA
I bet if VV's season was over he would have jumped the pond and been more than happy to get some NA ice time in Cleveland. I am an Elvis fan but this attitude he has taken about "NHL or bust...no AHL for him" pisses me off.
Yeah, this whole contract approach by Elvis has me second guessing him a bit. Goalies should be confident but, to me, if he is confident he should go take the net in Cleveland and show off his stuff. Negotiating to sit in the press box doesn't convey confidence to me.
I realize it's a different position and they are different ages, but loved Zach's approach when he left UM and would have loved to see something similar from Elvis.
Maybe I am just a crotchety old man.But, I understand he is older, has already went through a long season and playoff run
Maybe I am just a crotchety old man.
He's not old at 25...he's just hitting his prime. He didn't play a ton of games...just 47 (including playoffs). 19 NHL goalies have already started 45 - 64 games this season and ten of those will play in the playoffs. He's just on the cusp of playing an NHL workload, he's gotta be able to handle more. Get your ass on the ice and play. This "I prefer burning my ELC sitting in the press box because I am too good for the AHL" is BS. It's Wide Receiver Diva-ish. Don't like it one bit.
I like Elvis' potential a lot but he has no real experience on the smaller ice surface and this would have been an opportunity (splitting time in the AHL) showing his new organization and teammates he wants to be "the man" and ready to go when training camp opens next season.
Now get off my lawn!
Identical result in game two. 3:2. 25 saves.Tarasov made 25 saves on 27 shots, to win 1st game in series in semifinal. 3:2
Im amazed at how many people seem to forget how different hockey in NA vs Europe is. Its about getting used to things like having less time and space, physicality and angles for goaliesI'm amazed at how many people think playing in the AHL is so important. Europeans who play professionally for multiple years shouldn't have to prove themselves in an inferior league to where they came from. They are either ready or they are not.
I think that is all a bit overrated. The NHL is now a game built on speed. European leagues are already fast because there is more space. If a goalie can handle the openness of those leagues, smaller NHL ice should be a non issue. The bigger impacts are around the tactics that coaches use to defend in the space but speed and skill is still speed and skill no matter what size the ice is.Im amazed at how many people seem to forget how different hockey in NA vs Europe is. Its about getting used to things like having less time and space, physicality and angles for goalies
Its not the lesser league though the non prospects in those leaguea arent better then everyday AHL players they are same level but players and coaches all say the AHL and NCAA are the best places to play to truly learn the NHL game and to be if you want to actually be NHL ready.I'm amazed at how many people think playing in the AHL is so important. Europeans who play professionally for multiple years shouldn't have to prove themselves in an inferior league to where they came from. They are either ready or they are not.
Lost in OT again. 1:2.Oh ...., Tarasov made 39 saves, but lost game3, 1:2 in OT.
Does the goalie really lose when his team scores just one goal through three plus periods of play?Lost in OT again. 1:2.
Does the goalie really lose when his team scores just one goal through three plus periods of play?
Tarasov's head coach ladies and gentlemen. 3 games suspension.