Source: New York Post
MILAN — Team Finland crushed Italy 11-0 on Saturday, almost certainly securing a bye to the Olympic quarterfinals despite a second-place finish in Group B, but the writing already looks like it’s on the wall for coach Antti Pennanen. See Also Team USA’s win over Denmark exposes a looming ‘path to gold’ problem A bombshell report Friday in Ilta-Sanomat, the largest newspaper in Finland, said NHL players on Finland’s roster went to management over the summer asking for Pennanen to be replaced by Panthers coach Paul Maurice for the Olympics following a disastrous showing at the 4 Nations Face-Off last February. Finland general manager Jere Lehtinen confirmed to the newspaper that he was aware of the situation.
