Ghostsof1915 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 In honour of Salo's departure (We'll miss you Sami!) I ask which Finn was better? Hard to compare when Salo was the skating wounded a lot of the time, so Lumme was either luckier or more durable. Both were solid d-men. Lumme was a 30 to 50 point d-man. (55 points being his career high), spent 8 seasons with the Canucks. Salo 9 seasons, career high 37 points, great slap shot, but injuries always seem to derail him. I think Lumme was better on all parts of the ice, but Salo was a reliable d-man who could put up points if he wanted as well. Salo did play more in the dead puck era so is it fair on the numbers? Thoughts? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyrki_Lumme http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=1550 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watermelons Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I haven't really watched Lumme play before, but I think that if Salo didn't get injured so often he would have been better than Lumme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 1. Lumme was a top-pairing defenseman for us, while Salo never was. 2. Lumme could skate like the wind. Salo not so much. If Lumme could shoot like Salo though, whoa... 3. Lumme made Dana Murzyn look somewhat acceptable as a hockey player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombastik der Teutone Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 ^ ah well....salos injuries..sad story...may you are right but...even lumme war more like before my time..i think he was a little bit better than salo imo both are some of my alltime favourite canucks though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb83 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 LUMME, hands down. but i give props to SALO too. But LUMME is my answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Salo really started to come up during the later stages of his career, Lumme was pretty consistent the whole time he played. SLIGHT edge to Lumme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Love both of them, but I vote Skriko for favourite Finn. Ring of honour some day. Guy was built like a 14 year old, not sure how he survived the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Salo really started to come up during the later stages of his career, Lumme was pretty consistent the whole time he played. SLIGHT edge to Lumme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 But man could Lumme piss you off with some awful defensive plays. Before Jovo, we had the Jyrke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Lumme could dipsy doodle like no one. Sami has the bomb. They are both A-1 people. Sami and Lumme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2013's The Charm Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Wasn't around at the time to see Lumme play so I'm going with Salo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoosh Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 This is a tough one. Being finnish and all, I've always followed their performance a little closer than the others'. Seing Salo go now 'hurt' me more, but Lumme played here in an era when not many finns were in the league. So it felt more special to have him on my team. I'll go with Jyrki Lumme, even if it's very close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Lumme could dipsy doodle like no one. Sami has the bomb. They are both A-1 people. Sami and Lumme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieCrumbs Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I would guess that the majority of the users on this board are too young to really remember or appreciate Lumme. Lumme was the better player without a doubt. Myself and every other Canuck fan (am I right?) has and will always have a huge soft spot for Sami Salo. Heart of a Canuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Lumme. Give us a poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Lumme could dipsy doodle like no one. Sami has the bomb. They are both A-1 people. Sami and Lumme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucksbiggestfan Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I grew up watching Sami Salo play for the Canucks, never saw Lumme play, so my answer would obviously biased towards Salo. I do know that Lumme was a great player for Vancouver and had a lot of points for a Defencemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLumme Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 You all know where I weigh in on this debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 The answer is Lumme, but just to be contrary, Petri Skriko... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uber_pwnzor Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Jarkko Ruutu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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