WJC: Finland 2020 Roster Talk

[king89]

Very smart and brilliant idea Raipe to not take 13th forward in the team.
We are so screwed up with these U20 WJC's as ever possible.

Hopefully this idiot coach won't never again be Finland's head coach any international tournament.
Now we have to hope that Annunen gets his godmode going every single game.
If we wanna win something in this tournament.

Hopefully next year Pennanen won't do same terrible decisions
what Raipe did to selecting our U20 WJC team.

Yes this is the dumbest decision by far. Do you even need to register the whole team before the tournament? Like what should we do now? Play a defensmen at wing?

No it's useless...
A dead end...
Make Aatu Räty 1C or something...
It's all we have left..

 

[Jussi]

Yes this is the dumbest decision by far. Do you even need to register the whole team before the tournament? Like what should we do now? Play a defensmen at wing?

No it's useless...
A dead end...
Make Aatu Räty 1C or something...
It's all we have left..

It's not a dumb decision IF you pick 5 C anyway with someone playing the wing. Unfortunately this age group doesn't have than luxury.

 

[king89]

It's not a dumb decision IF you pick 5 C anyway with someone playing the wing. Unfortunately this age group doesn't have than luxury.

Well there was a guy who could play both center and wing...but he was not even invited...



I agree on this line combinations.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Well there was a guy who could play both center and wing...but he was not even invited...



I agree on this line combinations.

I actually like that lineup. Big opportunity for Räty.

 

[King 88]

Honka cant defend for shit might as well use him as a winger.

 

[Erikfromfin]

good short video of Finland emergence at WJC
https://www.tsn.ca/world-juniors/video/how-has-finland-gone-from-pesky-to-powerhouse~1862183

 

[RorschachWJK]

This year's team was already weaker than what has been the norm lately. Now they have lost two of their best forwards. And are being "coached" by Helminen....reaching quarters is the ceiling for this team.

 

[Opak]

Well there was a guy who could play both center and wing...but he was not even invited...



I agree on this line combinations.

I don't know what Oden has shown to get top line minutes. Swap him and Ranta, who was actually doing stuff vs Sweden.

Ranta/Tanus/Puistola and Maccelli/Räty/Räty should give the team as much offensive punch as can be extracted from this roster. Oden/Saarela/Killinen would be the designated grinder line, Erholtz/Petman/Honka an extra energy line, with Honka getting a ton of PP responsibilities.

 

[MattiasSnall]

Lines for todays game, I guess they have some guy who fills up the incomplete third line when they get shifts but otherwise Helminen continuing on the path of weird choices. I would’ve liked to see 1 defenseman to be put as forward but I guess not for now atleast.

Maalilla:
30 Justus Annunen
Varalla:
1 Kari Piiroinen
1:
20 Matias Maccelli – 25 Antti Saarela – 15 Lenni Killinen
29 Kim Nousiainen – 33 Lassi Thomson
2:
21 Patrik Puistola – 27 Kristian Tanus – 18 Joonas Oden
4 Ville Heinola – 3 Anttoni Honka
3:
12 Eemil Erholtz – 23 Ville Petman
9 Toni Utunen – 5 Mikko Kokkonen
4:
35 Aku Räty – 34 Aatu Räty – 24 Sampo Ranta
2 Santeri Hatakka – 6 Peetro Seppälä

 

[IceHockeyDude]

Lines for todays game, I guess they have some guy who fills up the incomplete third line when they get shifts but otherwise Helminen continuing on the path of weird choices. I would’ve liked to see 1 defenseman to be put as forward but I guess not for now atleast.

Maalilla:
30 Justus Annunen
Varalla:
1 Kari Piiroinen
1:
20 Matias Maccelli – 25 Antti Saarela – 15 Lenni Killinen
29 Kim Nousiainen – 33 Lassi Thomson
2:
21 Patrik Puistola – 27 Kristian Tanus – 18 Joonas Oden
4 Ville Heinola – 3 Anttoni Honka
3:
12 Eemil Erholtz – 23 Ville Petman
9 Toni Utunen – 5 Mikko Kokkonen
4:
35 Aku Räty – 34 Aatu Räty – 24 Sampo Ranta
2 Santeri Hatakka – 6 Peetro Seppälä

So Raipe never had a back up plan in case one of the forwards get injured. I wonder how this line-up is supposed to work. One player of each line will move to the third line or the third line not playing at all?

 

[MaV]

So Raipe never had a back up plan in case one of the forwards get injured. I wonder how this line-up is supposed to work. One player of each line will move to the third line or the third line not playing at all?

They could always rotate the RWs on even strength and try to balance things up on special teams.

Anyway, I was astonished that they actually went with 12+8 for the tournament. Not only there is no backup F, but also some of the defensemen were playing quite limited minutes in the opening game. It can be challenging trying to get up to speed doing that.

 

[JabbaJabba]

I just don't get it why they don't use Honka as a forward, he's basically one already. So many weird decisions by Helminen and co. A win against Slovakia would be a relief. I hope for a better performance from Finland, less stupid plays and better defence please.

 

[FinPanda]

Maccelli the 2nd A now with Kupari out.

 

[kelsier]

Helminen destroys any hopes immediately after taking up the reigns. Not much of a news. Yet more importantly, they'll offer him the job yet again come next opportunity.

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

Well, I guess I'll just focus on individual players now. Can't see how we dig ourselves out of this hole missing both Lundell and Kupari. Sucks for them.

 

[Svedu]

Wow, Raipe seems to dig his own grave when it comes to coaching. In all honesty, his decisions are nothing but unacceptable.

We are missing one forward and there is still healthy forwards at home like Hirvonen, Aaltonen, Nikkanen, Mäntykivi, Kivenmäki, Järventie, Salonen.
Four out of these named players are centers! V*tun Raipe.

It sickens me when thinking that Hirvonen, Nikkanen, Mäntykivi and Kivenmäki would probably all be first centers for the Slovakian, Swiss and perhaps even the Czech or German roster. Unbelievable.

 

[FinPanda]

Wow, Raipe seems to dig his own grave when it comes to coaching. In all honesty, his decisions are nothing but unacceptable.

We are missing one forward and there is still healthy forwards at home like Hirvonen, Aaltonen, Nikkanen, Mäntykivi, Kivenmäki, Järventie, Salonen.
Four out of these named players are centers! V*tun Raipe.

It sickens me when thinking that Hirvonen, Nikkanen, Mäntykivi and Kivenmäki would probably all be first centers for the Slovakian, Swiss and perhaps even Czech or German roster. Unbelievable.

Probably not for Czechs or Germans. Germany has a good team.

 

[Svedu]

Probably not for Czechs or Germans. Germany has a good team.

Good roster, no doubt. Both of them would probably beat us in the quarters if we face each other. Better coaching.
But Hirvonen and Kivenmäki are Liiga players so i would not underestimate them either.

 

[FinPanda]

Good roster, no doubt. Both of them would probably beat us in the quarters if we face each other. Better coaching.
But Hirvonen and Kivenmäki are Liiga players so i would not underestimate them either.

Yeah but I like Stutzle more than either of them.

 

[Svedu]

Yeah but I like Stutzle more than either of them.

Well okay, second center for the best german roster ever at youth levels

No matter what, Hirvonen and Kivenmäki would both be top three centers in Finlands actual roster if we had someone else coaching.

 

[FinPanda]

Well okay, second center for the best german roster ever at youth levels

No matter what, Hirvonen and Kivenmäki would both be top centers in Finlands actual roster if we had someone else coaching.

Kivenmäki probably would play as a winger anyway. Hirvonen at center though yes.

 

[Svedu]

Can Honka shoot the damn puck already!? God damn.

 

[Svedu]

Ranta! I am impressed by his efforts so far.

 

[FinPanda]

Yeah, Ranta seems like one of the leaders on this team.

 

[Svedu]

No niin! Hyvä Aatu!