^^ Better team won in the end and like Pulkkinen said...in the longer run the callings most likely goes even. I understand that people gets pissed off about situations like that... I've seen refs stealing a game from Jokerit this season too... but hey it's SM-Liiga refs we're talking about here.
Pelicans - Kärpät. Nasty hit by Pikkarainen on Mäntymää who was carried out the ice unconscious. Legs and hands motionless. Looked awful and I hope he recovers.
SM-Liiga
Bring back the goons/enforcers!!! + every god damn ice hall/arena should have safety plexiglass/rink.
I made a lineup out of NHL players who have came to Finland during the lockout. This lineup includes even the players who have already left.
Valtteri Filppula - Mikko Koivu - Jussi Jokinen
Rich Peverley - Frans Nielsen - Craig Smith
Lauri Korpikoski -Kyle Turris - Mikkel Bødker
Jesse Joensuu - Lennart Petrell - Eric Fehr
Cory Emmerton/Patrick O'Sullivan
Erik Karlsson - Alec Martinez
Kris Russell - Stephane Robidas
Jason Demers - Kurtis Foster
Philip Larsen
Antti Niemi
I'm not an expert when it comes to some of these players, especially offense was hard to do. This team could use an elite goal scorer, backup goalie (or a better starter than Niemi) and some defensive defenders. There's been rumors about players that might come to Finland like Hartnell, Selänne, Rinne, Stamkos, van riemsdyk, Timonen... This team could get very good with these guys.
Did I forget some lockout signing? Any ideas how to arrenge this lineup to be better?
And as soon as we start to get things together and win three games in a row, Jesse Joensuu hurts his arm and is away for two months and Armia with the post-concussion syndrome.
Three of the team's top-4 wingers out so hopefully they could get at least one proper winger as soon as possible.
I mean even with the lack of quality wingers that match was a season low for Ässät. With a decent goaltender Pelicans would had taken the game easily.
Well good to see that Sami Lähteenmäki is playing with a lot of confidence. Four goals in his last five games after going 62 games without a goal in his SM-liiga career.
Great goal.
