RW Eeli Tolvanen Milwaukee Admirals, AHL (2017, 30th, NSH) Part II

[Narow]

Hilarious how underrated Lindell is... he is a legit top pairing dman, no spot in the roster for scrubs like him. Aho will most likely play as a center, Haula too. Also you forgot Kaapo Kakko.

Dude i cant keep up with all the talent lately, atleast not off the top of my head.

And yeah kaappo looks pretty promising too

 

[Hockeyisl1fe]

Dude i cant keep up with all the talent lately, atleast not off the top of my head.

And yeah kaappo looks pretty promising too

That's a good problem honestly haha, I wasn't trying to be harsh or anything. Long gone are the days when Oskar Osala was our best prospect.

 

[Narow]

That's a good problem honestly haha, I wasn't trying to be harsh or anything. Long gone are the days when Oskar Osala was our best prospect.

Exactly my sentiment. I am used to having like 3-4 players to keep a watch on so its sensory overload with the current state of finnish hockey

 

[Ippenator]

Oh oh even worse then. Would be nice with a couple elite centers the coming drafts.

Nothing on the horizon???

I guess granlund could do fine at center if he has say laine and aho on his wings and give tolvanen/vesalainen to barkov ^^ should be a great top 6 in worst case

I honestly think that Aho will be the top 2 center in the Finnish national team in the forthcoming years. He is a better center than Granlund in my opinion. Granlund and also Teräväinen could for sure be options too, and also the already mentioned Borgström.

 

[Ippenator]

That's a good problem honestly haha, I wasn't trying to be harsh or anything. Long gone are the days when Oskar Osala was our best prospect.

Goddamn you are right! There was that kind of a time really! Seems almost like just a bad dream right now. I got shivers through my spine just remembering those times. And they for sure were not any pleasant shivers...

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

The current season is definitely one of the best seasons for Finnish players ever. A Rocket Richard contender, a Selke contender, 2 players in top 20 scoring and Granlund, Aho and Teräväinen not too far behind. And lots of talent still to come!

 

[ViD]

The current season is definitely one of the best seasons for Finnish players ever. A Rocket Richard contender, a Selke contender, 2 players in top 20 scoring and Granlund, Aho and Teräväinen not too far behind. And lots of talent still to come!

Finnish goalie school is on decline though. Any reason why ?

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

Finnish goalie school is on decline though. Any reason why ?

Can't really pinpoint any specific reason. We have had promising prospects over the years, but none of them have really broken through. Saros and Husso could turn into good ones, and Korpisalo has potential. Goalies take time to develop, so we might have to wait a bit longer for our new generation to come up compared to our forwards and defenders.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Finnish goalie school is on decline though. Any reason why ?

Kaapo Kahkonen is a 21 year old Minnesota prospect playing splendid in Finland with save % of 92,20 and GAA 2.20. So there are some kids in the pipeline....then there's Husso, Gibson & Saros who are all good prospects (With Saros looking like the real deal)

 

[ViD]

Kaapo Kahkonen is a 21 year old Minnesota prospect playing splendid in Finland with save % of 92,20 and GAA 2.20. So there are some kids in the pipeline....then there's Husso, Gibson & Saros who are all good prospects (With Saros looking like the real deal)

At some point NHL got dominated by the Finnish goalies - starting with Kiprussoff and then Niemi, Lehtonen, Rask, Rinne and so on - they all were splendid starters and it was rather phenomenal Finns graduated so many top goaltenders at once

 

[Kaako Kappo]

At some point NHL got dominated by the Finnish goalies - starting with Kiprussoff and then Niemi, Lehtonen, Rask, Rinne and so on - they all were splendid starters and it was rather phenomenal Finns graduated so many top goaltenders at once

Well, if these kids graduate, it'll probably happen around the same time for each of them, so there's a chance for that repeating.

 

[Hockeyisl1fe]

What comes to our goalie pool being weak, I would take the current situation over the time when there were several number 1 Finnish goalies in the NHL. More quality in defenders and forwards > goalies. In best vs best tournament you can only put one in the net, so it's basically enough if only one of them pans out. I'm actually more high on Husso than Saros, you can't ignore how significant the size factor is in today's game. Also Luukkonen isn't a bust yet even if he was shaky in the last WJC.

 

[FilthyScoresberg]

Or you play Fiala/Tolvanen on the right and Craig Smith gets bumped down to the 3rd line where he more or less belongs anyway. Problem solved.

Have you watched Craig Smith this year? Lol

 

[ZEBROA]

Please slow down with the great prospects and players Finland so the games between us (Swe-Fin) still gets exciting in the future!

 

[1OApick]

Please slow down with the great prospects and players Finland so the games between us (Swe-Fin) still gets exciting in the future!

Chill. We may have more exciting forward prospects or young stars. But you defence is still miles ahead.

 

[42]

Should we rename this thread to "Finish prospects discussion"?

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Should we rename this thread to "Finish prospects discussion"?

Yes

 

[kelsier]

Game starting in a few minutes. Haven't checked the lineups but Jensen was absolutely filth yesterday and managed to kill almost all offence from the line so I can only hope they've moved Joensuu back with Tolvanen and O'Neill.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

 

[Hokinaittii]

Tolvanen has really strong balance and upperbody strength as this clip shows.

 

[42]

Sorokin's too good for Tolvanen and the rest of Jokerit.

 

[BB88]

Sorokin's too good for Tolvanen and the rest of Jokerit.

I don't mind. Gets Tolvanen faster to NHL.

 

[FinPanda]

He is coming over after his season is over with Jokerit. Everything has been done including his entry level contract, visa etc.

Nyt se on varmaa – Jokerien huippulupaus Eeli Tolvanen lähtee NHL:ään jo tänä keväänä

 

[Flgatorguy87]

He is coming over after his season is over with Jokerit. Everything has been done including his entry level contract, visa etc.

Nyt se on varmaa – Jokerien huippulupaus Eeli Tolvanen lähtee NHL:ään jo tänä keväänä

This is very exciting. It was considered inevitable by most, but hearing it is a done deal is still fantastic news.

 

[RageQuit77]

I don't mind. Gets Tolvanen faster to NHL.

Yep. What's the point continue there any longer as the champion of KHL is already decided: CSKA Moskow.