1. DAD

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a. Balanced lines are always the best ideas in my opinion. In the playoffs, you need everyone to play their best hockey. That’s why I think that having a balanced offense is better because your best players will help players that normally do not produce a lot, to produce more. Gunnarsson and Goobledygook proved that they belong to the elite.
b. To be able to stop a guy like Petr Svoboda, you need to put your best defensive forward in the ice at the same time as him. It reminds me of Phil Danault when he used to play for The Habs. He always shut down the best opponents and he managed to drop their productivity. Winnipeg has to use this strategy against Svoboda if they want to stop him.
c. I do not think that letting the opposing team shooting a lot is the best idea, especially when it is Winnipeg. This team is an offensive beast and they have some of the best scorers in the league. Even if Karsikko is on fire, you do not let Winnipeg shoot like they want on him. It is the same for Montagne. If you want to beat her, place your shots and Do not shoot low-danger ones because she will stop them.
d. Though choice to be honest. Unfortunately, the winner is known, but I think that Winnipeg would still have won it. They have the team to win it all. New England surprised me. I do not think they would manage to go that far. If they managed to do it, I’m pretty sure they can win it all. When I heard who was playing in the finals, I said that it would be difficult for Winnipeg to beat NEW, as they crushed everyone in the playoffs.

3. I remember when RART played his last WJC Tournament. He completely dominated as Finland’s number one goalie. It was during S58 or S59, I don’t remember. But man, this last WJC was monstrous for RART as he averaged below one goal per game and +.940 save percentage. These stats were insane. This kind of stats would not be able for DAD to achieve because he is a forward. But I dream that he will dominate like RART used to. I really want DAD to be a great Finland’s player, as I think IIHF and WJC are awesome moments. We get the chance to play with players we do not play with during the season and we cheer for a nation (maybe a fake one for some of us) and we’re invested in it. I hope that one day, people will remember DAD as one of the greatest Finland’s player, like RART used to be. Go Finland!

6. Many goals again
Many assists too for DAD
More points than last year

7. MILESTONES

17. i feel so sad for Winnipeg. They did everything they can to win it all. They also managed to have a decent defensive core as their lines were balanced. The GMs built an awesome team, but they lost again. I truly wanted them to win it all this year. Not that I don’t like NEW, but I am a big fan of Winnipeg. JURT played his last year and I know that winning this cup with Gunnarsson would mean the world to him. I truly believe that Winnipeg deserved to win the cup, but GG to NEW, you guys did it all to win and it paid off! Congrats to you!