P. Marlowe 748 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 NHL.com Rookie Watch: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=409479&...vid=DL|NHL|home "Last year I was doing really well in the Finnish league and I won the championship there," Leino said. "I wanted to try it here and play with the best players in the world. That was the main thing why I wanted to come here. I'm just 25 so there are a lot of things I can learn and improve on to get better." Fellow countrymen Valtteri Filppula and Swedish defenseman Niklas Kronwall have helped integrate Leino into his new culture. Leino lived with both players during the preseason and is now shacking up with Kronwall again. Filppula bought his own pad. "They don't talk about a lot of stuff with hockey. They let me figure it out myself," Leino said. "They tell me other stuff, like where to go eat and just life, day to day living. They have been so helpful." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FinWing 26 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Thanks for sharing. It's been nice to see Ville hit the ground running in the big league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MrSandMan Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Thank you for starting a new thread that isn't about "goaltending"! You rock bro! I'm glad we have Leino, hope he stays here for many years to come Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casey 145 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 I've said it before and I'll say it again. Leino's something special. Hang onto him- he could be a star of the Datsyuk/Zetterberg class. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frozen-Man 144 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Thank you for starting a new thread that isn't about "goaltending"! You rock bro! I'm glad we have Leino, hope he stays here for many years to come I don't know about you but I think that Leino is playing much better than Ozzy right now and we should trade Ozzy for any other goalie. Just kidding, I am really glad to read anything that isn't guys freaking out and panicking over the goalie situation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted February 16, 2009 I don't know about you but I think that Leino is playing much better than Ozzy right now and we should trade Ozzy for any other goalie. Just kidding, I am really glad to read anything that isn't guys freaking out and panicking over the goalie situation. Leino should be on all those commercials instead of Crosby. Good to see, though, that Leino is getting the recognition he deserved 5 months ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Whoever said that he looks like a pug is somewhat right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P. Marlowe 748 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Thank you for starting a new thread that isn't about "goaltending"! I also was upset after the last game and after many games this season, but I usually count to ten before I write a new post here. Besides, I'm not very good writing speculation posts anyway. Rather than thinking much what Red Wings should do (there are never very good answers to that) I just sit back and wait to see what the team does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ms_Hockey 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 Whoever said that he looks like a pug is somewhat right. Hahahaha. I find that adorable. GOD, I'm so female. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
