Halberdier
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Really? I thought Laine was known even by non hockey fans. Or are you talking about skill? I meant celebrity status in Finland.
Barkov is easily the best Finnish player in the NHL imo.
Okay, I got you wrong. For the celebrity status, that might be, but the recency bias is also huge. Basically Lauri Markkanen (NBA basketball rookie) has "stolen" that #1 spot for this season. Also Eeli Tolvanen was HUGE at early season.
Barkov is not forgotten, but he tends to go a bit under the the radar both in NA and in Finland.
Every Finnish guy having huge nights (counted by points) on NHL gets his fame, and this season Laine has been way too consistent with his "1+0" kind of nights and that doesn't make great highlights. Esa Lindell having 1+2 is easilly bigger news.