Confirmed with Link: Valtteri Filppula sign in Swiss League (Genève-Servette)

[Mister Ed]

He's also listed on the team website

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[Ricelund]

I have some great memories from Filppula's first stint with Detroit.

I have none from his second.

 

[Pavels Dog]

I have some great memories from Filppula's first stint with Detroit.

I have none from his second.

He had a second stint?

 

[Peter Tosh]

I was never a fan of him, but I do wish him well in Switzerland.

 

[Retire91]

Wishing him all the best, I hope its an awesome experience to return nearer to home and do a bit of a victory lap to close out the career

 

[FabricDetails]

I have some great memories from Filppula's first stint with Detroit.

I have none from his second.

He had fleeting shifts of the classic savvy defensive Fil that we saw in his first stint. Overall though, largely unremarkable.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

How do you say "SHOOT!!!" in Swiss German?

 

[Henkka]

After 20 years, you guys still can't type his name right.

That's sad.

 

[bedtime20]

He was alright in his 2nd stint with us. I'll miss him...

 

[SwissLeaf]

How do you say "SHOOT!!!" in Swiss German?

Geneva is in the French speaking part.

 

[BlizzardSloth]

How do you say "SHOOT!!!" in Swiss German?

'SCHÜÜSS!'

But since he's going to Geneva I guess it's 'tiiirer!' if I remember right from my French lessons.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Geneva is in the French speaking part.

Ahh yes thank you. Apologies.

I was so busy making the dumb joke that I didn't pay attention to where he'd actually be playing.

 

[TheOtherOne]

Is this guy related to Valtteri?

 

[Konnan511]

After 20 years, you guys still can't type his name right.

That's sad.

Double the fourth letter, that's how I always remembered it.

 

[Konnan511]

Half a point-per-game player for a third-round pick *chefs kiss*, slightly better in the playoffs. First jersey I bought with my own money when he signed his five-year deal. Scored one of the most memorable goals from the 08 'ship. Good luck in retirement after Europe Val Filapoola.

 

[Mister Ed]

Is this guy related to Valtteri?

He's the third brother.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

How do you say "SHOOT!!!" in Swiss German?

Berliner.

 

[TheOtherOne]

Double the fourth letter, that's how I always remembered it.

I always use this guideline for Finnish names: Whichever consonant looks like it should be doubled... ignore it and double the other one instead.

 

[Run the Jewels]

Half a point-per-game player for a third-round pick *chefs kiss*, slightly better in the playoffs. First jersey I bought with my own money when he signed his five-year deal. Scored one of the most memorable goals from the 08 'ship. Good luck in retirement after Europe Val Filapoola.

Yep, I was at that game and that is the goal of his that I will always remember. I wish him good luck with the rest of his career.

 

[RabidBadger]

I had zero expectations for Flip to do anything significant when they signed his corpse for a second stint. I loved watching him in his heyday. He was my favorite player in the last Cup run...did all the little things to perfection.

Finnish (see what I did there?) like a boss in Switzerland, V-Filp!

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Peace bro. Thanks for the cup.

 

[GMR]

How do you say "SHOOT!!!" in Swiss German?

 

[Henkka]

Mikael Samuelsson understood that "shoot the glass" too well.

 

[Oddbob]

I think he was fine in his 2nd stint. He was an ok player that you could put out there, and I think people just expected too much from him. He is an older player, so for what he is now, he was fine. If we had more talent, he would have fit in fine on a 3rd or 4th line. On this team, he was expected too much from.

 

[FabricDetails]

Mikael Samuelsson understood that "shoot the glass" too well.

That statistics graphic they show of a goalie and where they get scored on the most... Need a photoshop of Sammy's shots and where they land. Mostly logo and glass would be funny.