Noble 6 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I had a chance to watch the game last night and Utunen was, at best, unnoticeable. As others have said, his pairing got hemmed in and I don't think he played that much overall. There was one play where Utunen was in the offensive zone and the puck came up the boards to him. He made an ill advised decision and decided to throw it across to his partner, who was effectively covered. This put him in a tough spot and lead to Finland losing the zone and almost getting burned by the Swedish counterattack. I never noticed him and it felt like Rasanen played more after that (although Rasanen didn't make a good pass all night). Overall, not the best opening game for Utunen, but not complete garbage either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastsniper Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) This is a positive as one of the massive needs on our blue line is getting the puck out of our zone and up ice. Edited December 28, 2018 by westcoastsniper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.I.A.H.N Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I was at the Finn - Kaz game last night, noticed Utunen in a good way against an undermanned Kazakhstan team, but hard to really judge him, with not a lot of pressure. All the Finns broke out easily...….. But if you want a incredible goalie with a late pick...…...the Kazakhstan goalie, was incredible.....stopped 51 of 56 shots......most goals came on scrabbles, after he had stopped the first 2 shots....the kid was good....everybody in the rink chanting "MVP" for the kid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks Curse Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Holy $&!# Toni Utunen! Sorry Mikey. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TGT68 Posted January 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2019 Why now Toni? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blömqvist Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Clutch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goalie Interference Posted January 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2019 All those fans chanting in support of DiPietro in the wake of the loss; how many of them know the goal scorer is also a Vancouver prospect. 8 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samgagner'sface Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Pity for Canada. Huge moment for one of our boys 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TGokou Posted January 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2019 Is it Un-Canadian of me to say that I chuckled when I saw that Utunen had scored? Him of all people... 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blömqvist Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, TGokou said: Is it Un-Canadian of me to say that I chuckled when I saw that Utunen had scored? Him of all people... I had the same thing too when I realized in the replay it was Utunen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Umbrus Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Yeah I heard Utunen...scores!...took me a sec, then it hit me...and I laughed at the irony. But this game has no blame on DiPietro, he played dynamite! His play this season has earned him a spot on Utica next year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noble 6 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 The only times he was noticeable in the round robin was when he was making a bad play. Now the entire hockey world watched him make one of the biggest plays of his life. Funny how things work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teepain Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Moving up the ladder. Marky Demko DiPietro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Utunen puts a dagger in the hearts of all Canuck fans...talk about mixed emotions... He may never play a game for the Canucks, but his name will be talked about in Team Canada history as a slayer of Canucks. ...hope he gets good enough to make the Canucks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danaimo Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Errr Toni. Not a good way to endear yourself to Canuck fans. If you ever get to wear a Canuck jersey, you better play out of your skin. Canucks fans have long memories. Well done, enjoy this win. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Wouldn't this actually be GOOD for this kid's development? Maybe you'll see him AND Dipietro on the team someday and they can laugh it off together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Got to admit, I haven't watched much of the WJC this year. Kept an eye on it though. Looks like DiPietro played great, but didn't get the scoring from the skaters. He can only do so much. Not happy Canada lost, but I'm pleased it was a Canucks prospect that got the game winner. Not good for Canada, but good for the Canucks. I guess Team Canada really should've put Woo on the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorevat Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Toni is eligible to play next year for the finns again I believe, and I think he'll have a top 4 role to lose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Interference Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Dazzle said: Wouldn't this actually be GOOD for this kid's development? Maybe you'll see him AND Dipietro on the team someday and they can laugh it off together. There's a parallel with the 1999 World Juniors, when Artem Chubarov scored the OT winner to secure gold for the Russians over Canada. Canada's goalie was . . . Roberto Luongo. But I don't think the two crossed paths in Vancouver--Chubarov was back in Russia by the time Bobby Lu joined the Canucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyoung Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Scorevat said: Toni is eligible to play next year for the finns again I believe, and I think he'll have a top 4 role to lose. Correct! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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