Finland Olympic Team Roster

[Kovy27]

AKA...Team Bronze Medal

Includes Jussi and Olli

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No Rinne...which doesn't really surprise me.

Goalkeepers:
Kari Lehtonen, Dallas Stars (NHL)
Antti Niemi, San Jose Sharks (NHL)
Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins (NHL)

Defencemen:
Lasse Kukkonen, Kärpät Oulu (FIN)
Juuso Hietanen, Torpedo Nizhni Novgorod (RUS)
Sami Lepistö, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (RUS)
Olli Määttä, Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
Sami Salo, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
Kimmo Timonen, Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
Ossi Väänänen, Jokerit Helsinki (FIN)
Sami Vatanen, Anaheim Ducks (NHL)

Forwards:
Juhamatti Aaltonen, Kärpät Oulu (FIN)
Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers (NHL)
Valtteri Filppula, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
Mikael Granlund, Minnesota Wild (NHL)
Jussi Jokinen, Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
Olli Jokinen, Winnipeg Jets (NHL)
Mikko Koivu, Minnesota Wild (NHL)
Leo Komarov, Dynamo Moscow (RUS)
Petri Kontiola, Traktor Chelyabinsk (RUS)
Lauri Korpikoski, Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)
Jori Lehterä, Sibir Novosibirsk (RUS)
Antti Pihlström, Salavat Yulayev Ufa (RUS)
Tuomo Ruutu, Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
Teemu Selänne, Anaheim Ducks (NHL)

[MarioLives]

Thoughts? To me it is a double edge sword. While playing in the Olympics will be a greag learning expereince for Olli, his play has dropped off a bit and I wonder if a small break would be better?

Also, do you think OV will make the Russia squad?

[Gaucho]

Congrats to both of them.

I guess I'd rather seen Olli get some rest, but I'm sure he disagrees.

[lemieuxReturns]

Thoughts? To me it is a double edge sword. While playing in the Olympics will be a greag learning expereince for Olli, his play has dropped off a bit and I wonder if a small break would be better?

Also, do you think OV will make the Russia squad?

the experience is the key... and it will definitely benefit Maata.

[Crankshaft]

They have enough defensemen that they could give him a rest and plug Despres in the line-up and not really miss a beat.

[Defence21]

Thoughts? To me it is a double edge sword. While playing in the Olympics will be a greag learning expereince for Olli, his play has dropped off a bit and I wonder if a small break would be better?

Also, do you think OV will make the Russia squad?

Everyone keeps talking about his recent drop in play. I think it's more than possible that his decline is due more to an increased role that was forced by injuries, as opposed to fatigue. Even so, the learning experience will be huge, and I fully expect him to return to form before long.

[Gaucho]

He'll suck for a while to secure the Hart.

[mikey287]

If Mikko Koivu isn't healthy enough to be on this team, it's a real donut team... If Mikko isn't there, Barkov and Filppula are going to have to really carry the heavy mail...surprised they didn't take a domestic player to be their #3 'tender...

[Idoit40fans]

Niemi has definitely cooled off in the past month. I dont know if this is the case, but it seems like Lehtonen has too.

Theyre really pushing 4 weeks as the timetable for Mikko, hopefully he makes it.