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Lauri Markkanen Hype & Appreciation Thread

Agent#00 said:
what is military service like? jungle survival? weapons training? hand to hand combat? jumping off a helicopter? i hope he dont injure himself
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NHL goalie Antti Raanta wrote about his time in the army.
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The Meaning Behind My Mask | By Antti Raanta

If you really want to appreciate the small things in life, I would suggest living with 5,000 guys on an army base in Finland ... in the middle of winter.
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The difference being he served in winter 2009 and in a normal unit.

I wrote here a couple pages back how the service is in Sports-school (aka "Special reconnaissance unit" :

Lauri Markkanen Hype & Appreciation Thread

I love this lol. View: https://twitter.com/Sneaky__Ben/status/1646346458159882241
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Tanktastic said:
I'm pretty sure he'd rather be in the playoffs competing rn rather than getting an award. Nice consolation, nice recognition, but that's not why you play the game.
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Ya I still think he probably thought this season was awesome. Probably his best season. And he probably likes it here and isn't looking to leave like some Debbie downers were saying.
Plus he is getting his military out of the way.
And due to us missing the playoffs we are likely to add a better player to his team that will help his team be better next year.
 
If we really had a shot at adding Luka while keeping at least Lauri and Kessler, then it would be worth nearly any cost we would have to pay. Luka has never had a running mate like Lauri nor a defender like Kessler. At that point filling in with some solid vets and some young hungry players would be enough to push us over the top. Instant contenders. Highly highly unlikely Dallas lets him go for anything, but interestingly enough, we are maybe in the best position with assets and stage in rebuild to go after and actually get Luka. We haven't been in that position very much in our entire history, so we should do what we can to maximize that position. Cannot wait to see what DA does this off-season.
 
Swuul said:
To clarify the comment a bit, "silent" as in "make noise and you get to see the brig", not "silent" as in "there is nothing to do".
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If Lauri wins MIP i'm sure of that Lauri's unit commanding officer will announce it Tuesday morning so all recruits in Finnish defensive forces sport unit can congratulate Lauri.
Having NBA allstar and likely NBA's most improved player and possibly ALL NBA selection is huge PR win to Finnish defensive forces.
 
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