Jussi isn’t really one to intentionally play to the crowd. But he is aware of the way he plays having an effect on the crowd. Whether he’s playing on the road or at home, he will ramp up the physicality when needed because he knows it will either fire up the home crowd or deflate the opposing teams fans. Jussi also isn’t one to shy away from dropping the gloves if it will really rally his team. But there are less and less people willing to throw down these days. Long gone are the days of old time hockey.

Jussi knows the value of having the crowd on your side at home, or having opposing fans so devestates by seeing their team manhandled. And he tries to get his teammates involved as much as possible.

“I want Montréal’s stadium to be a terrifying place to step into for opposing players. I want them to be shaken before they even step on the ice. And if they have even a fraction of confidence when the puck drops, I will make sure that’s gone as soon as the crowd gets going.”