GDT: Exhibition #2 - 12/21/08 - Canada vs Finland.

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Another exhibition game. The Canadian World Junior squad will step on the ice for their second exhibition game on Sunday but will have a slightly different line-up when they face Finland.

Time:
7:00 pm/ET.

TV:
TSN

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Projected Lineup:

Zach Boychuk - Cody Hodgson - Jordan Eberle
Jamie Benn - John Tavares - Chris DiDomenico
Angelo Esposito - Brett Sonne - Tyler Ennis
PK Subban - Patrice Cormier - Stefan Della Rovere

Thomas Hickey - Colten Teubert
Keith Aulie - Tyler Myers
Alex Pietrangelo - Cody Goloubef
Ryan Ellis

Starting goalie: TBA.

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Team Canada notes:
- New addition Evander Kane will be a game-time decision.

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Team Finland Players to Watch:

Niklas Lucenius - #22, C, 6'0", 192 lbs.

Lucenius was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the fourth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and had six points over six games in the World Junior Championship a year ago.

Jyri Niemi - #8, D, 6'3", 205 lbs.

Niemi plays for the Saskatoon Blades in the WHL and was a third round pick of the New York Islanders in 2008.

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Won't be here as the game is playing live (watching the Habs game instead of course), but I'll post my thoughts after I watch the game later tonight.

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Just got done watching the game. Some thoughts:

* Slow start for the boys but Tokarski helm them in it until they got going.

* The Boychuk-Hodgson-Eberle line is going to be our best.

* I love Stefan Della Rovere. He's a monster and was hitting everything in sight. Thought it was kinda funny when he skated by the Finnish bench late in the game and tapped all of their players in the helmet with his stick (he was assessed a 10 minute misconduct).

* This team has more offence than I thought it would. I know it's only exhibition, but Tavares, Hodgson and Benn scored in both games and they have 11 goals in two games.

* It'll be nice to have Evander Kane, another scorer, in the lineup for the last exhibition game against Slovakia (Tuesday). Subban did a good job up at forward but I think this team needs him on D.