The derby had been the talk of Markus Granlund all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium.
Lions the ice was congested on Saturday.
When all the players in Beijing were involved, that meant a total of as many as 30 players. Before the rehearsals, an official Team Picture was taken of the group. However, not everyone had anything to do with it.
The group of substitutes includes Oliwer Kaski, Veli-Matti Savinainen, Teemu Turunen, Tommi Kivistö and arrived in the city on Thursday Janne Juvonen were ordered to squat behind the team so that they would not appear in the picture.
The presence of the whole group therefore meant that he was injured in Friday’s game in Latvia Markus Granlund and was ill Niklas Friman were normally on ice.
Based on the exercises, Granlund will naturally return to his place in the No. 1 chain alongside the familiar Ufa men.
Raised the decision-maker on Friday Leo Komarov holds his place in the three-way chain to which he ascended from the land of an extra striker after Granlund’s injury.
King of KHL Painting Niko Ojamäki was still outside the four chains, as well as started against Latvia in the third and finished in the first Toni Rajala.
Fortunately, Markus Granlund is in play with the Lions.
Goalkeepers as many as four were involved. Intended to be the lions’ first watchman at the Olympics Jussi Olkinuora was in corona isolation Monday through Wednesday. He returned to team practice on Thursday, but the man has not been seen in the first two games in the line-up.
Is it Olkinuora’s turn in Sunday’s Sweden game?
“You’ll see it on Sunday. Now we are secretive, ”Olkinuora laughed.
The goalkeeper, who was infected with the coronavirus in Finland before the Games but was isolated in Beijing, did not want to comment on his isolation experiences immediately after his release. He was still quite silent.
“The timing was really bad to be isolated. An individual athlete could have gone to a race in it. ”
‘Fortunately,‘ Hapa ’(Harri Säteri) has played really well, so I’ve had less stress coming back. I have been able to focus on the essentials, ”Olkinuora turned to speaking to the team.
Jussi Olkinuora (pictured) gives Harri Säteri the responsibility to fight, which he has earned.
How the tough situation was mentally when the first watch plot was exchanged by ambulance for isolation, the duration of which was unknown?
“It depends on the individual how hard it is to be isolated. I also had a long time, but Anttila (Marko) was there for much longer. “
“There were a lot of things in that uncertainty, but yes, everything went well for me.”
According to Olkinuora, he was taken care of and the training was successful in some way.
“The exercise bike was available, and yes, the athlete always comes up with ways anyway.”
What ways did he come up with?
“They’re professional secrets,” the man smiled.
Säteri has started with the paint so well that being in isolation could take the man ‘s first guard plot for the duration of the race.
“Sour grips haven’t had two words on who’s played.”
“He has been really convincing and calm. A good goalkeeper who plays well. He sees that he is at the heart. ”
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