ch_nl Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Finlands Janne Niinimaa are going home. Not to play the Germans but to drop off the finnish team. The reason? He didn't get along with Raimo Summanen. This is bad for the finns. As a Swede I always find it amusing. Maybe this will result in a loss tonight. I don't think so and in my deepest heart I wish the best teams good luck, and Finland are much better than Germany. But anyways this is really bad for Finland. Can they bring in a new player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitforming Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 They should use the 7th or 8th d-man they selected to the team. As for emergency call ups, the roster of active players has to dip to 20 or below before they can add someone who has not yet been named to the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycing Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Actually, it has to dip below 20... (19)... as is the case with Canada if we lose another defenceman, we will be stuck playing with 5, because we will have 20 players, and u need to go under in order to do an emergency call up. Anywayz, this is quite a blow for Finland, but, I still don't see it causing them to lose, they will probably continue to play hard, and treat it as if they had an unwanted injury. Teams have proven in the past that they can win with a few good players off the roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch_nl Posted September 6, 2004 Author Share Posted September 6, 2004 From what I've heard now, many many finnish players are pissed at Summainen. They'll beat Germany but then what?! A team in disharmony is a bad team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombTHEice Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 No surprise for me, Niinimaa had already big problems with his coach during this years World Championships. Perhaps you also remember, Niinimaa wasn't officially in the "starting lineup" for this World Cup because of these problems. He came into the team because Berg couldn't play. For me one of the reason why Summainen isn't very popular is Jarri Kuri. He's an assistant coach for Team Suomi but in fact he's the real head coach. Most of the players listen more to him than to Summainen ... I think the best would be if Kurri would take over as head coach. Summainen knows that also and I bet this pisses him off too ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch_nl Posted September 6, 2004 Author Share Posted September 6, 2004 Summainen has the highest winning percentage. Ever. The finnish management has choosen Summainen as a head coach, not Kurri. Profesional athlets shoudl accept that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombTHEice Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Originally posted by ch_nlProfesional athlets shoudl accept that. You should say that to Niinimaa not to me ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_Habs_Fan Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Thats True, but Jani Kuri seems 2 be a great 1 when this Summainen leaves. (i didn't even know Finland had another coach ) Hannu Aravirta always was a great coach!! [Edited on 2004/9/6 by Dutch_Hab_Fan] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 According to some, coach Summainen went a little over the top in the dressing room following the Finns-Sueds game. In light of their first low-performance game of the tournement against the German, it seems to suggest to me, that something more than just Niinimaa was missing in action. How do you go from " they certainly can make it to the final" to "they'll never pass the semifinal" in such short time ? Koivu point it out on the french canadian channel after the game that this was the worst performance of the national team since he first started to play in it quite a while ago. Can they regain control ? Is Summainen to be blamed ? Has he ever been in a Turkish prison ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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