2023-12-12 13:57:29
Artturi Lehkonen is a player that Canadiens fans got to know during his years in Montreal.
We know what kind of player he was (a good defensive player who finally learned to score towards the end of his time in the city), but we also know what kind of man he was in Montreal.
Have you ever heard Lehky say one word louder than the other to the media? Exactly.
That said, at the moment, he is involved, once morest his will, in a story between his father and Mikko Rantanen, one of his teammates with the Colorado Avalanche.
Bulk, in a recent interview in Finland, Ismo Lehkonen spoke regarding Rantanen. The player experienced a certain drop in performance and Artturi’s father set the record straight.
How? Saying the player didn’t do enough this summer to be ready for the season. In his eyes, there were too many distractions for him to be prepared.
He didn’t have a very good summer. – Ismo Lehkonen on Mikko Rantanen
Those who think that the comments on the quality of his work this summer have changed nothing in the eyes of the player are wrong.
Basically, following his game yesterday (where he scored for the first time since November 22 and got three points), Rantanen said he heard comments “from a Finnish teammate’s father” and that it motivated him.
He made up stories. This performance was for him.
If you speak once morest others, it will backfire on you. – Mikko Rantanen on Ismo Lehkonen
Mikko Rantanen says his three-point performance was a response to criticism from Artturi Lehkonen’s dad, Ismo Lehkonen, who is a hockey analyst in Finland. Ismo reported that Mikko was not training in the summer like he used too.
(via @DNVR_Avalanche) pic.twitter.com/tD5Zu1MJjh
— BarDown (@BarDown) December 12, 2023
Some people point out, on social networks, the fact that the two like each other and take advantage of the media to annoy each other a little, with all respect. Let’s say that if that’s the case, Rantanen hides his game well… or is quite an actor. Notice to American directors.
Note that Lehkonen (the father) is a hockey analyst.
Note also that the player had six points – six assists – in nine games before yesterday’s game. He knew he wasn’t playing great since he wasn’t scoring, but he didn’t like it when an off-ice story surfaced like that.
As highlighted by Peter Baugh, de The Athletic, the relationship between Artturi Lehkonen, who is currently injured, and his teammate is very good. That’s what Rantanen said.
Mikko Rantanen had a message postgame regarding Ismo Lehkonen’s comments in Finnish media.
“If you talk shit, it’s going to come back at you.”
Rantanen clarified to The Athletic that “everything is totally fine” with him and teammate Artturi Lehkonen.
— Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) December 12, 2023
If Ismo Lehkonen was looking for a way to motivate his son’s teammate, he found it. That said, from what we can see, it really seems like a guy who said what he thought without worrying too much regarding how it was going to be received.
When is the next dads trip to Colorado? I’m asking for a friend.
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