Official 2019 World Championship Thread

[Hakroach]

Why don't we draft Finns again?

Because Finns never win.

 

[kudymen]

I feel bad for Marchesault there, I mean he just lost the WC finals and the first thing to happen next is being interviewed by Czech TV's Darina Vymětalíková, hearing the hardest Russian accent saying "Oh Djonat-han whot went wronk there"

 

[kudymen]

That's why he went to Europe early.

The Hakshell in 5 Easy Steps seminars were sold out nightly

The Swedes pissed him off so he just sold the magic beans to the Finns

 

[Nizzle]

Anttila is the Finnish Nick Foles

 

[FLYguy3911]

Sorry Canadians but I take great joy in Hakstol never winning a thing in his life.

 

[Striiker]

So Canadians but I take great joy in Hakstol never winning a thing in his life.

He won the lottery by somehow becoming a millionaire coach without knowing the first damn thing about the sport.

 

[Lotusflower]

How has the Finnish coach NOT gotten some calls from the NHL? Every time I watch his teams they exceed expectations.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

How has the Finnish coach NOT gotten some calls from the NHL? Every time I watch his teams they exceed expectations.

He’s purely European based. Gronberg’s been with Sweden for a while now & he’s just got some interviews at least this offseason.

Jukka Jalonen at eliteprospects.com
Elite Prospects - Rikard Grönborg Team Staff Profile

 

[Nizzle]

Replace laperriere with jukka jalonen

 

[Magua]

I forgot the Flyers sent down Myers the last week to see Bob Hogg play all 82 games. Blocked that one out of my memory, I guess.

 

[Rebels57]

I forgot the Flyers sent down Myers the last week to see Bob Hogg play all 82 games. Blocked that one out of my memory, I guess.

Ghost scratched too. It was supposed to be a "rotation" but that was scrapped when it was Haggs turn to sit. They just went 7D again.

 

[kudymen]

I forgot the Flyers sent down Myers the last week to see Bob Hogg play all 82 games. Blocked that one out of my memory, I guess.

Ghost scratched too. It was supposed to be a "rotation" but that was scrapped when it was Haggs turn to sit. They just went 7D again.

Yeah well Hägg plays the kind of game you need in the playoffs

We just ... didnt get there in the first place.

 

[Appleyard]

He’s purely European based. Gronberg’s been with Sweden for a while now & he’s just got some interviews at least this offseason.

Jukka Jalonen at eliteprospects.com
Elite Prospects - Rikard Grönborg Team Staff Profile

I think there are better Swedish coaches than Gronberg as well...

but Jalonen and Patrick Fischer of Switzerland are just great coaches. Tactically so astute, and their systems are adaptable dependant on opposition.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I think there are better Swedish coaches than Gronberg as well...

but Jalonen and Patrick Fischer of Switzerland are just great coaches. Tactically so astute, and their systems are adaptable dependant on opposition.

Probably but Gronberg having a background in North America likely helps him in the eyes of the NHL people compared to other European coaches.