According to Juhamatti Aaltonen, the Jokers can do nothing but improve.
Juhamatti Aaltonen watched crushers in Lahti. Tomi Natri / AOP
Much has happened since last spring.
At that time, Juhamatti Aaltonen was still hockey in the Pelicans shirt and tried to overthrow Tappara’s dynasty in the league finals. Everyone remembers how it happened.
The former stinging Aaltonen could no longer be a player in Pelicans.
Autumn went to the side of the games until the contract shook into the Jokers. Now Aaltonen is playing league against Pelicans. There is a real fiasco season in Lahti – the qualifiers ended.
Are you surprised that the successful Pelicans in recent seasons now came against you?
– Of course.
– Games must always be won and so, but of course it’s a surprise, Aaltonen said of the setup after the first league qualifier.
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Pelicans is a club familiar to Juhamatti Aaltonen. Last spring, he played in the league finals in Lahti. Tomi Natri / AOP
The Tuesday night qualifying opener became a stupid show. The 5-0 crushed victory was exactly what the Pelicans had longed for after the Hard Playout series.
– Numbers are always what they are. When you play winnings, it is exactly the same whether it is 5-0, 10-0 or 1-0. We didn’t really get enough places. But that’s nothing, that’s what it is, Aaltonen summed up.
For the Jokers, the kill was a stupid return to the earth’s surface from Mestis’ winning fan.
– It’s hard to say how this affects the series or how the Pelicans react to this now.
A ward department like Aaltonen, a 39-year-old, 41 years old Valtteri Filppula and 35 years of age Otto Karvinen are in a big role now. The Jokers want to believe that the series can still be translated.
– We need to improve. That’s quite clear.
– This was only the first game. Let’s take a new company at Nordis on Thursday.
The last staple for the Joker’s wishes was Samuel Salonen exit. The defender was working on the Pelicans star Ryan Laschia head in the second installment. The Pelicans struck 4-0 with the resulting superiority.
Lasch collected his stuff for a moment after the tackle, but was soon in the position.
– I didn’t see that tackle. When the judges watch the video, maybe they will see it, Aaltonen comments.
The qualifying series will continue on Thursday in Helsinki.