SaiPa’s head coach Ville Hämäläinen briefly answered the question related to the clearance sale.
Ville Hämäläinen is piloting the SM league jumbo club towards the summer vacation starting in March. Vesa Pöppönen / All Over Press
Lappeenranta SaiPa’s crisis deepened again on Friday, when the team lost for the 12th time in a row. This time, one point came out of the defeat in Kisapuisto, which remained a thin consolation.
SaiPa’s 2-3 overtime loss to TPS was witnessed by 1,861 spectators. For after the match to the press conference arrived head coach Ville Hämäläinen praised his team’s performance, but admitted that the people from Turku were better according to the final scores.
SaiPa has thrown in the towel for this season, as it has no chance for the playoffs. The club still has an opportunity to ease its financial situation by trading its players elsewhere. The league’s transfer window is open until Wednesday.
Hämäläinen was asked if there are any players moving away from Lappeenranta this season.
– I can’t say anything about this. I coach the players that are there. It’s someone else’s business to answer those things, the responsible coach dodged the question.
SaiPa has, among other things, given up its number one pack during the winter About Aaron Irving.
The new confirmations would be suitable, for example, for a visiting TPS. The people of Turku lost an injured person By Ruben Rafkin for the rest of the season and Valtteri Pulli is with the national team, but after his return, he has to sit out the suspension he received for five matches.
– The five-game suspension turned into seven games (due to EHT). Weak thing for us. Yes, coaching always wants confirmation. Five days is a good time here, TPS coach Jussi Ahokas said while looking in the direction of the SaiPa trainer.