thomast
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How is his chance of making team Finland at WHC? Or Pulju..
Doubt it. They need to be on fire rest of the season to get invite to the camp.
How is his chance of making team Finland at WHC? Or Pulju..
Doubt it. They need to be on fire rest of the season to get invite to the camp.
Anyways - in theory - one of these rascals puju/laine could indeed win it all this season: wjc, liiga, u-18, whc - and even chl?? (is tappara out of the last competition already?)
In U18 WJC's Puljujärvi and Laine won't play there because of FEL playoffs are going on same time.
Tappara and Kärpät aren't guaranteed a spot in the finals you know. There's a good chance that at least one of Puljujärvi and Laine could be available for the U18.
If Finland really gets Laine or Puljujärvi or even both in U18's it'll be jackpot for Finland.
But honestly said Laine and Puljujärvi are proved their potential in U18's already.
And Finland has other talented prospects in 98's and 99's so Finland's medal chances are still really good without Laine and Pulju.
Who cares, another gold+dominant performance would be amazing.
That said, I've hard time seeing any other team than Kärpät winning the championship in Liiga, especially if they get Pitkänen on-board. So its bye bye for Pulju, but Laine could be in.
But I do think Laine-Aho-Puljujärvi should be invited to either some eurohockeytour-tournament or then to the first WHC-camp.
Who knows, if Pulju+Laine will continue the ppg-pace, they could be in WHC. Aho seems like a semi-lock at this point anyway.
It would be cool to see this line again, at WHC this time.. I know it will depend on how many Finns from the NHL will be available but why not play them at least as a 4th line (plus some PP time).. I even think that line could be a difference maker.. the talent is there
That line would get destroyed, dont like the idea. Maybe giving a change playing with some more experienced, defensilvely aware players.
Who cares, another gold+dominant performance would be amazing.
That said, I've hard time seeing any other team than Kärpät winning the championship in Liiga, especially if they get Pitkänen on-board. So its bye bye for Pulju, but Laine could be in.
But I do think Laine-Aho-Puljujärvi should be invited to either some eurohockeytour-tournament or then to the first WHC-camp.
Who knows, if Pulju+Laine will continue the ppg-pace, they could be in WHC. Aho seems like a semi-lock at this point anyway.
After yesterday's hat trick performance, Laine answered questions about the speculated move to center in Jatkoaika's article.
- I don't think I have ever played even one shift as a center. You have to defend too much there, the winger's role suits me much better. And I can't even take faceoffs at all, so it would be quite hard.
- But you never know. If I'd start practising it, maybe I could master it. But for now it's probably better that I just keep myself at wing.
- This season I have played almost fully at left wing. It's my thing, I prefer to speed there. You could challenge the D-men better from there. But I can to the other wing as well, if the coach wants to put me there. I play where I'm told to play, even as a D-man.
I can't see Puljujärvi or Laine getting any EHT games.
I can't see Puljujärvi or Laine getting any EHT games.
Who cares, another gold+dominant performance would be amazing.
That said, I've hard time seeing any other team than Kärpät winning the championship in Liiga, especially if they get Pitkänen on-board. So its bye bye for Pulju, but Laine could be in.
But I do think Laine-Aho-Puljujärvi should be invited to either some eurohockeytour-tournament or then to the first WHC-camp.
Who knows, if Pulju+Laine will continue the ppg-pace, they could be in WHC. Aho seems like a semi-lock at this point anyway.
I think it would be absolutely crazy from Kari Jalonen to at least not try the whole kidline at least in EHT. The line has of course huge talent as individuals, but I believe that a big part of their success at WJC was the great chemistry and good combination of different roles. Just a very skilled and balanced line altogether. They were so overpowering against the best young players in the world and most of the opponents were anyway older and more matured than them, so why not at least try how well their style would work against adult men. Could be even quite a surprise to many, how well it could work after all. And if it clearly wouldn't work, then so what? It's just EHT. Means practically nothing if the team doesn't do well there.
Is there any chance the kids-line could be tried in EHT games or will there be u18 tournaments at the same time. Won't be a problem for Aho but just to see these kids together before getting an NHL contracts would be huge for Finnish fans.
I can't see Puljujärvi or Laine getting any EHT games.
Laine is currently at 1+1 in the 3:rd period.
Ovechkin-like onetimer on the PP.
More like Kovalchuk. Ovechkin doesn't let the knee touch the ice.
So you are saying that Laine will be a KHL player at best?