Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has been named to the 2026 Winter Olympics
January 2, 2026
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has been named to the 2026 Winter Olympics
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Wasn’t Saros playing really poorly before? Maybe he’s recovered enough to be the starter.
Although UPL is at a solid .715 goals saved above pl expected per 60 in his last ten games, versus .276 for Saros.
Makes sense. He’s good.
They talked about this on the last 32 thoughts podcast. Basically the guys believed UPL has played his way onto the team in the last few weeks and his current ceiling makes him the starter. But he and the other guy could swap games just as well.
happy for Upie. If he plays well maybe he comes back with some juice for us to close out down the stretch.
UKKO PEKKA LUUKKONEN!! CMMONNN!!!
Ukkopekka Ukkopekka Ukko Ukko Ukkopekka
I still think this guy is mediocre and there are no other decent Finnish goalies at the moment. Glad for him to represent his country, but if he plays significantly, his true average colors will shine. I hope I get to eat crow though 🤷🏻♂️
I’m sure he had already made the team, but probably didn’t hurt that he just played an incredible game against Dallas which has like half of Team Finland on it
Kudos!
Almost makes me wanna root for Finland more than Sweden… :O
But I’m a UPL fan, no matter what everyone else thinks.
10 comments
Wasn’t Saros playing really poorly before? Maybe he’s recovered enough to be the starter.
Although UPL is at a solid .715 goals saved above pl expected per 60 in his last ten games, versus .276 for Saros.
Makes sense. He’s good.
They talked about this on the last 32 thoughts podcast. Basically the guys believed UPL has played his way onto the team in the last few weeks and his current ceiling makes him the starter. But he and the other guy could swap games just as well.
happy for Upie. If he plays well maybe he comes back with some juice for us to close out down the stretch.
UKKO PEKKA LUUKKONEN!! CMMONNN!!!
Ukkopekka Ukkopekka Ukko Ukko Ukkopekka
I still think this guy is mediocre and there are no other decent Finnish goalies at the moment. Glad for him to represent his country, but if he plays significantly, his true average colors will shine. I hope I get to eat crow though 🤷🏻♂️
I’m sure he had already made the team, but probably didn’t hurt that he just played an incredible game against Dallas which has like half of Team Finland on it
Kudos!
Almost makes me wanna root for Finland more than Sweden… :O
But I’m a UPL fan, no matter what everyone else thinks.