Thomas discovered he could indeed compete with the best in the N.H.L. , joining Calgary 's Miikka Kiprusoff , Atlanta 's Kari Lehtonen , San Jose 's Vesa Toskala and his teammate Toivonen among top-flight N.H.L. goalies who have come out of Finland .
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