9/28 xGDT: Red Wings 4, Thrashers 0

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

I havent really been following the pre-season, I hate this stuff lol

Start of the season hurry up!!!

[Duck Guy 86]

was at ducks game.. when they flashed the score everyone in the Ponda was booing.... me and some other guy where the only 2 clapping we got dirty looks hahaha... cant wait tell reg. season

[Guest MrSandMan]

Way to go Wings!

I can't wait til we get some televised coverage!

[seeinred 1,488]

The way the announcer at the game said it was V-Lay Lay-no.

Just wanted to add the FZH line looked great! Hank's goal was beautiful tic-tac-toe passing between them.

I'm no expert on Finnish pronunciation, but I'm pretty close to certain that's the way to say it.

Edited September 29, 2008 by SeeinRed

[Doggy 130]

I'm no expert on Finnish pronunciation, but I'm pretty close to certain that's the way to say it.

Earlier in the year I was talking to one of the Finnish imports playing here about him and he said it like that too.

[P. Marlowe 748]

Earlier in the year I was talking to one of the Finnish imports playing here about him and he said it like that too.

I'm Finnish so I'll add my words to this one too. This is difficult, as some Finnish words can't really be written in English the way they are pronounced. In Finnish there is only one way to pronounce each letter, but in English you can pronounce letters differently depending on what letters are around it.

I haven't heard how announcers say Leino's name, but at least Filppula's sounds usually a bit strange. These come close, but are not exactly right:

Vil-lay Lay-no

Valt-teri Filp-poolah

About other players, for example Sami Salo is an easy one, it's usually pronounced right, just say it as it's written. On the other hand Teemu Selänne (yes, it's with an "ä") is pronounced in a very different way in Finnish.