Elite defender, Miro Heiskanen

[Chimpradamus]

Don't forget Aki Berg. Now there was a defenseman.

Aki Berg and superstar Olli "the waffle" Jokinen is probably the greatest duo ever. Heiskanen should be able to at least live in Berg's shadow.

 

[JAS 39 Gripen]

Don't forget Aki Berg. Now there was a defenseman.

Dont forget every hyped D that Carolina ever drafted

 

[JAS 39 Gripen]

Aki Berg and superstar Olli "the waffle" Jokinen is probably the greatest duo ever. Heiskanen should be able to at least live in Berg's shadow.

No doubt, Aki's pretty huge.


Heiskanen's gonna be real gud

 

[StiffSquid]

Aki Berg and superstar Olli "the waffle" Jokinen is probably the greatest duo ever. Heiskanen should be able to at least live in Berg's shadow.

Man I don't know , that's a pretty intense shadow, so...

 

[Elysian]

This is the second time you've said this nonsense. How did he not live up to his "hype"?

He wasn't great for fantasy so he's a bust

 

[Danythegod]

He is a very mature and reliable defender. I drafted him in my fantasy at start of the year but didn't really translate into a fantasy player but I did end up continuing to watch him when I could and he has so much poise already. Look out for this kid.

 

[oconnor9sean]

He is a very mature and reliable defender. I drafted him in my fantasy at start of the year but didn't really translate into a fantasy player but I did end up continuing to watch him when I could and he has so much poise already. Look out for this kid.

If the Stars bring in a top 4 right handed dman next year he could really take off points wise. Having Roman Polak doesn't help much.

 

[TheGoldenGod]

I don't think he's proven enough.

My current top 10 NHL d-men. I wouldn't even consider some of these guys elite. Its okay that he's not included right off the bat but I think the term "elite" is thrown around way too generously these days.

Hedman
Doughty
Giordano
Karlsson
Josi
Jones
Burns
Pietrangelo
Suter
Letang

HM: Weber, McDonaugh, Subban, OEL, Reilly

 

[Johno]

Of course you can't claim anyone a top 10 after one season, but Miro sure did everything to get the conversation rolling over the next couple of seasons!

 

[avsfan09]

He's damn good. Almost like a light version of Makar.


He's the best player from the 2017 draft so far imo.

 

[GoldOnGold]

He's really impressed me every time I've seen him

Same with Roope Hintz

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

He's damn good. Almost like a light version of Makar.


He's the best player from the 2017 draft so far imo.

I agree with you. I love Hischier and he has been awesome for us , Petersson is already a stud and Patrick still has plenty of time to grow into a top line center but I think when it's all said and done Heiskanen will be the best of the 4. You can argue he already is by the way he has played this season. He's basically stepped in as a top 4 d man in his rookie year at 19. He will be one of the best in the league eventually. I covet d man of his skill over top line centers unless it's a player like Crosby or Mcdavid.

 

[avsfan09]

I agree with you. I love Hischier and he has been awesome for us , Petersson is already a stud and Patrick still has plenty of time to grow into a top line center but I think when it's all said and done Heiskanen will be the best of the 4. You can argue he already is by the way he has played this season. He's basically stepped in as a top 4 d man in his rookie year at 19. He will be one of the best in the league eventually. I covet d man of his skill over top line centers unless it's a player like Crosby or Mcdavid.

Honestly I think the two defenseman and Pettersson will be arguable for a long time. I'm almost glad the Avs picked fourth rather than 1st/2nd. Hischier would fill a need but Makar/Heiskanen have franchise D potential.

 

[ijuka]

While the NHL career was very short-lived, Pekka Rautakallio has a case for at least being one of the top Finnish defensemen ever. And yeah, Heiskanen's capable of surpassing everyone before him.

 

[Feniggles]

Better than Dahlin.

uh No

 

[Brun0]

love it, its always good to see our swedish friends being envious of our super talents.

Heiskanen is the best d prospect in 20 years in the nhl.

 

[Los merengues]

love it, its always good to see our swedish friends being envious of our super talents.

Heiskanen is the best Finnish d prospect in 20 years in the nhl.

Fixed that for you. No need to try being a strawman Even If how great Heiskanen is.

 

[SaekkiPaelli]

Aki Berg and superstar Olli "the waffle" Jokinen is probably the greatest duo ever. Heiskanen should be able to at least live in Berg's shadow.

Jokinen is underappriciated in Finland, he was an absolute offensiv beast for a couple of years after the lockout. Not saying he was a superstar but he was good player nonetheless. Berg was barely a player, don't feel like this is a fair comparison

love it, its always good to see our swedish friends being envious of our super talents.

Heiskanen is the best d prospect in 20 years in the nhl.

Let's pump the brakes, he may be the best finnish d prospect in 20 years though

 

[Chimpradamus]

Jokinen is underappriciated in Finland, he was an absolute offensiv beast for a couple of years after the lockout. Not saying he was a superstar but he was good player nonetheless. Berg was barely a player, don't feel like this is a fair comparison.

It was only for the memes, of course Jokinen was a far better player than Aki Berg. As you said, no superstar, but a solid core player.

 

[Jack DiBiase]

There have been some really good ones before but hard to compare yet as Heiskanen is so young. Reijo Ruotsalainen, Teppo Numminen and Kimmo Timonen were excellent. Joni Pitkänen showed great promise but got injured and was, perhaps, overhyped. I'd say that Heiskanen does look clearly more promising than Pitkänen did at his age.

Don't forget Aki Berg. Even his coach Larry Robinson back then said himself he wished he was as good when he was 18 years old.

EDIT: Ok, so Aki was already mentioned.

 

[Zub]

Heiskanen for president

 

[adsfan]

Heiskanen looked very good against Nashville in Game 1. One goal, one assist that should have been a goal if Radulov didn't tip it, and very good defense. I was impressed and I am a Predators fan!

 

[Kcb12345]

29:12 TOI tonight. More than anyone in the game and he was very good. Really starting to emerge as the Stars #1 over Klingberg now, who has played like shit so far and has for a while now

 

[JFG]

love it, its always good to see our swedish friends being envious of our super talents.

Heiskanen is the best d prospect in 20 years in the nhl.

Are there posts being removed or what is this post based on?

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

29:12 TOI tonight. More than anyone in the game and he was very good. Really starting to emerge as the Stars #1 over Klingberg now, who has played like **** so far and has for a while now

I looked up the highlights, Heiskanen was on the ice on almost every clip.