Jukka Jalonen started night work after the game in Sweden. The head coach also justified the NHL choices.
Jukka Jalonen is busy from morning to night at the World Championships. Jussi Saarinen
Head coach of the lions Jukka Jalonen After the game for Sweden, the press told the press what everyone saw on the benches of the arena and on TV: a smooth game could have ended anyway.
– At first we were a little nervous. We were a little inefficient. A tight game, not that much, Jalonen said.
Let’s move on.
With these prospects, the Lions will get their defenders from the Dallas Stars on Thursday Esa Lindellin and Miro Heiskasen.
Since the Swedish match didn’t offer much drama, the biggest interest in the Lions tournament at this point is in the duo.
In principle, the Stars defenders could be in the Lions ’shirt as early as Friday, when Britain will meet.
– Let’s see when the boys come into the landscape on Thursday. I won’t promise anything until I’ve talked to friends. Of course, we strive for that, but we also listen to their views.
During the week, Satakunta People reported that the Lions’ leadership did not ask about the Boston Bruins striker. Erik Haulan willingness to play at home. Haula scored 44 power points in the NHL regular season this season.
Why did you want a defender and not an attacker?
– Let’s just say we think more about it on a player-by-player basis. We think more about the level of the player than what the playing field is. We feel that Heiskanen and Lindell are such a team … Finland’s two best defenders. It would have been pretty stupid not to use it, Jalonen said.
The coach has not yet told the players who will drop out of the lineup. So Jalonen couldn’t tell the matter to the public either.
It remains to be seen what the special situation compositions will look like.
After Jalonen had taken care of the media duties after the game in Sweden, it was about 11:30 p.m.
The head coach was still going to put pressure on the night work.
– We will probably watch the first batch together with the other dogs. Then the clock starts to be so big that we look at a couple of batches in the morning. The game is fully watched before we return with the players tomorrow.