In Finland, the World Championship is a huge event, and there has been more talk about it than the World Cup coming in September. With only two wins at the tournament (1995 and 2011) and a fantastic crop of talent coming through the system, players have actually had to fight for a place on the team.
This has led to them leaving hugely talented players like Jesse Puljujärvi and Artturi Lehkonen at home this year. Finland is one of the tournament favourites, and really should be respected by the other teams, even the host Russians and defending champion Canadians.