Tanner: Team Finland: Can Finland Play the Spoiler?

I think Finland has a lot more fans today then they did to start the tournament. Should be a decent game. Fins playing for pride... and to knock Russians out!

Finland playing Rinne over Rask was worse than Canada not including Hall?

Rinne is terrible and I'd rather have Marchand than Hall.

Go Finland Go!

Go Finland Go

And yes, she is a little annoying.

Go Finland Go

And yes, she is a little annoying.
- Garnie

Agreed.

Alcohol could make her better.

Hyvä Suomi

@JMatchett


Finland needs Rask. We don't need Hall.

Finland playing Rinne over Rask was worse than Canada not including Hall?
- jmatchett383

Much, much worse. Hall would have been one of Canada's best players, but they still aren't dressing a guy like Rinne in his place.

Rinne is terrible and I'd rather have Marchand than Hall.
- SRam19

That's ridiculous, but I like Marchand too. Here's a list of players Hall is better than:

Perry, Stamkos, Getzlaf, Giroux, Toews, Benn, Carter, Marchand, Seguin.

Crosby, Bergeron, Thornton and Tavares. That's the only guys better than Hall.

Of course, this is just my opinion.

Hyvä Suomi
- TheMussel

Translation?

Translation?
- JTanner

Good Finnish

Much, much worse. Hall would have been one of Canada's best players, but they still aren't dressing a guy like Rinne in his place.
- JTanner

Objection!! Speculation.

Objection!! Speculation.
- Tonybere

Overruled!

That's ridiculous, but I like Marchand too. Here's a list of players Hall is better than:

Perry, Stamkos, Getzlaf, Giroux, Toews, Benn, Carter, Marchand, Seguin.

Crosby, Bergeron, Thornton and Tavares. That's the only guys better than Hall.

Of course, this is just my opinion.
- JTanner

Your opinion = the naked truth - always

That's ridiculous, but I like Marchand too. Here's a list of players Hall is better than:

Perry, Stamkos, Getzlaf, Giroux, Toews, Benn, Carter, Marchand, Seguin.

Crosby, Bergeron, Thornton and Tavares. That's the only guys better than Hall.

Of course, this is just my opinion.
- JTanner

So, you didn't watch the game last night? At what point has Hall ever matched up against the opposition's top players, shut them down completely AND record 2 goals (incl. GWG) and an assist? While staying out of the penalty box as well. How can you possibly continue to say he is better than Toews?!?! Where is your vaunted attitude about accepting new information to alter an existing opinion leading you today? And don't give me your cut and paste answer about the advanced metrics. I have had my share of stats courses. Engineering students probably delve a little further into that world than English majors. Watch the game and use your eyes and brain!!
I'll give you that Hall is better than a few that you mentioned at this point in time, but most of them are centres, so I fail to see how it is such a simple and clearcut calculation.

That's ridiculous, but I like Marchand too. Here's a list of players Hall is better than:

Perry, Stamkos, Getzlaf, Giroux, Toews, Benn, Carter, Marchand, Seguin.

Crosby, Bergeron, Thornton and Tavares. That's the only guys better than Hall.

Of course, this is just my opinion.
- JTanner

opinions are like bumholes everyone has them. But yours must be gaping or something to throw in that opinion.

Did I read this right? Team Finland is full of NHL replacement players?

-Barkov
-Lehtera(your boy)
-Vatanen
-Maatta
-Ristolainen
-Rask
-Rinne

NHL replacement players? Did some guy on Twitter give you that idea?

That's ridiculous, but I like Marchand too. Here's a list of players Hall is better than:

Perry, Stamkos, Getzlaf, Giroux, Toews, Benn, Carter, Marchand, Seguin.

Crosby, Bergeron, Thornton and Tavares. That's the only guys better than Hall.

Of course, this is just my opinion.
- JTanner

Please elaborate on how Hall is better than Benn.

opinions are like bumholes everyone has them. But yours must be gaping or something to throw in that opinion.
- SRam19

I'm stealing that one

Did I read this right? Team Finland is full of NHL replacement players?

-Barkov
-Lehtera(your boy)
-Vatanen
-Maatta
-Ristolainen
-Rask
-Rinne

NHL replacement players? Did some guy on Twitter give you that idea?
- Rinosaur

That's seven guys. There's 20 or so on the roster.

Please elaborate on how Hall is better than Benn.

- mjones242

Well I think Seguin and Benn are a great combo, but I'll take Halls speed and five v five production. It's too bad we'll never get to see McDavid and Hall as a combo, but I'm sure if you give Hall a full time centre of Seguin's quality he'd the scoring title too.

That's seven guys. There's 20 or so on the roster.
- JTanner

1) If there's seven, then don't say full. That's simply wrong.

2) You act like there's a bevy of high-end Fins in the NHL and Team Finland just decided not to use them.

That's seven guys. There's 20 or so on the roster.
- JTanner

Jokinen
Komarov
Granlund
Koivu
Teravainen

Now that's 12.