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The Red Wings’ Finn Is On Fire

Found December 21, 2011 on NHL Hot Stove: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Valtteri Filppula,  Pavel Datsyuk,  Henrik Zetterberg,  Jiri Hudler
TEAMS: Detroit Red Wings

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Valtteri Filppula is becoming a force to be reckoned with…or at least the player the Red Wings have been waiting for. NHLHS Correspondent Christina Roberts gives a run-down on Filppula’s productivity so far this season. By Christina Roberts Well, it’s about damn time, Valtteri Filppula. Right now, the first Finnish player drafted by the Detroit Red Wings is on pace for the best season of his career. He has ten goals and fifteen assists for 25 points in 30 games, and is rated a +10. He’s being projected to hit around 65 or 70 points by the end of the season, which easily trumps his career high of 40 points hit in the 2008-2009 season. It is seriously about time for this 27-year-old. I’ve been a fan of Filppula since he made it on the roster full time back in 2006-2007. I saw how much potential he had, and for seasons following that, I kept telling people how good he was going to be. And it was all because he had his sporadic moments of looking like the ...
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