Again I apologize whenever I took you wrong, which obviously happened a few times. However, maybe you don't think about it, but it feels like you threw some unnecessary insults and yes your posts gave me a feeling that some others don't have a similar right to say about their thoughts. You also suggested there's no comparable hockey culture and passion in Finland, that's how my English understood it anyway, and you called the Finnish players punters. I'm just saying these once so you'd hopefully understood why I wasn't the only one who felt like this.
I believe a trip over here could do you some good as you might very well find the passion and even the playing style are surprisingly similar. That doesn't mean the level is anywhere close to comparable to the NHL, but we still have some high-quality hockey and a country with a huge passion towards hockey, which is why such a small country does pretty well in the international tournaments and has quite many players drafted so high. As a nation and a hockey nation we're not that far actually, that's one of the reasons why Canada would probably be my first choice if I needed to live somewhere outside of Europe for the rest of my life.
For clarity don't read too much into a couple of the drivebys that have taken place in this thread. A couple of the posters don't even post in this thread, but they saw an opportunity to bash something due to previous conflicts in other threads. One of the posters has been banned from the Coronavirus threads at least a dozen times.
State clearly one such insult. I have not made those, it has been felt, inferred. I have every respect for the Finnish nation, I am on record in this thread mentioning the indomitable spirit, the fight (evident,heh) and I respect the nation and its people. Some of my favorite post Oilers were players Kurri, and Tikkanen.
In anycase please know I love Finnish players, Finland, heh more than I do Swedish players..
Countless times in world tourneys I've cheered for Finland over Russia, Sweden, USA, heh, Czechs etc. of European nations historically i've liked Finnish and Czech hockey the most, and often due to their underdog relationship with former Soviet Russia. Heh, I had these feelings, passions, before some of you were born (please don't see that as insult)
But again point out clearly in reading my posts (not thinking about what you think you saw, but going back and actually reading and try to pick out what were actually insults. ) You won't find any. its been inferred.
I appreciate you engaging, and having the discussion, but I'm defending what I've stated and clarifying what I've stated.
But alas the language barrier seems to explain some of what are the differences in how what was stated can get perceived.
I've had Finnish friends as well ftr and have worked with some as well. I will say one thing that Finnish people I have known like to process, discuss, but sometimes, and I'm trying not to generalize, can be offended with something. Its hard to know as a Canadian what might be troubling for a Finn to hear. Similarly its hard for a Finn to know if they have said something troubling. This is part of the chasm that discussion amongst different cultures involves. There is more than just language barrier. But we try to persevere through that and become one with our exchanges.