HerculePoirot
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- Mar 9, 2012
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Pressure has melted him. I don't think it's jetlag. He has his own pressure and what audience gives to him.
He has been here under a week. 2 games with new linemates, new gamesystem and a bigger rink. You people need to calm down. Ristolainen played like **** in the beginning two years ago, how did that turn out to?
That's a major overstatement, but he certainly didn't have the same poise early on as later in the tourney.
That's a major overstatement, but he certainly didn't have the same poise early on as later in the tourney.
Well, I think his level of play compared to what people were expecting of him was quite bad. It's not like he was there costing games for us, but I think his performance versus hype was pretty much the same as it is with Rantanen now.
Rantanen has been playing terrific hockey this season in the AHL, so I have no doubt he will come around.
I don't think it is. Ristolainen was probably worst defenceman for Finland at the first games. He was horrible IMO.
Sure, Finland should send him back to the States, rofl. Embarrassing.
Pressure has melted him. I don't think it's jetlag. He has his own pressure and what audience gives to him.
I don't think it is. Ristolainen was probably worst defenceman for Finland at the first games. He was horrible IMO.
He was also sick when the WJCs began that year and injured for most of the month prior to it starting. It's a short tournament and not worth reading much into either way, especially since we're only a couple games into it, but Risto did have a valid excuse to start slow.
Well it doesen't matter anymore because after that he stepped up and started to dominate in the last two games of the tournament. I hope Rantanen has similar improvement in the tournament after rough start.
What a load of crap, the kid who put TPS and Rampage on his back as an 18/19 year old is melting under pressure?
Do send him back, SA will gladly take his best playet (by far) back on their team.