Mikko Rantanen is the most underrated player in the league (by far)

[psycat]

He's going to get the Bäckström treatment. Highly respected by his peers but the media has trouble on focusing on more than the biggest star.
That's just how it goes, it has both pro's and con's.

I would say that treatment already kinda passed to his linemate.

 

[Skolman]

Heck of a player, I'd absolutely love him on the Oil.

 

[Lemonlimey]

he's got that jagr butt

 

[Ivan13]

Part of Rants being underrated definitely comes from last season, where he was literally just tapping in a puck from Mack or making a simple pass and getting a point

Early on he looked like Bambi on skates, falling down and making poor plays. But once Mack caught fire, Rants eventually found his game again and hasn't looked back. He's been better than Mack to start this season.

IMO Rants is in the same category as Drai.

Leon Draisatil has done absolutely nothing over any substantial enough sample size to be put in the same tier as Mikko.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Even the Finns still prefer to talk more about Puljujärvi and other inferior players. Makes no sense

 

[agent082]

Even the Finns still prefer to talk more about Puljujärvi and other inferior players. Makes no sense

Finn 1: Rantanen is really good.
Finn 2: Yeah, what a great player.
Finn 3: Agreed.

 

[Narow]

Finn 1: Rantanen is really good.
Finn 2: Yeah, what a great player.
Finn 3: Agreed.

It is known.

 

[Oneiro]

Rantenen is awesome. Carved us up tonight.

 

[Discordia]

You could be right, you most definitely could be right.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Finn 1: Rantanen is really good.
Finn 2: Yeah, what a great player.
Finn 3: Agreed.

Then bring up Pulju and you get a more extensive conversation going on. At least thats my experience. I mean even here Mikko is rarely talked about. I suspect that is going to change once he has another PPG season.

 

[klozge]

Last season MacKinnon called Rantanen the best power forward in the league. I don't think he was wrong.

 

[Jtown]

Mikko is a beast. That 2015 draft was so stacked.

 

[tucker3434]

He’s always been in someone’s shadow. His draft year was stacked, but even amongst the Finns, there seemed to be a lot more hype around future 2016 draftees Laine and Puljujarvi. He has a phenomenal ppg season in the AHL, but nobody’s watching because it’s the AHL. Then he gets to Colorado, has a pretty quiet rookie year. The next year, he becomes only the second Av to crack 80 points since Sakic, but it happens the same year MacKinnon hits 97 and is a Hart/Lindsay finalist.

Hopefully people are finally paying him some attention and giving him the credit he deserves.

 

[Andon]

he's got that jagr butt

Excellent post/avatar- kombo

 

[f1nn]

Because if everyone starts doing it, the. A quarter of the comments just become hockey pool comments.

Is that what we want? A thread full of “he’s doing well for my hockey pool” comments?

There’s a sub forum for that.

Yet you felt the need to force everyone to read through your whining?

 

[TBF1972]

So...Rantanen or Nylander?

For sure you meant: Nylander for Rantanen +

 

[RoyIsALegend]

For sure you meant: Nylander for Rantanen +

Suggesting Nylander is superior or worth more than Rantanen? Massive lol.

 

[Willy Stylez]

Agreed he is underrated, awesome player.

 

[22FUTON9]

Suggesting Nylander is superior or worth more than Rantanen? Massive lol.

Pretty sure it was a joke

Now that Toronto hates him we’ll never have to hear about Nylander>Rantanen which is nice

 

[Slap]

Last season MacKinnon called Rantanen the best power forward in the league. I don't think he was wrong.

He is wrong simply because he called him a power forward.

 

[Slap]

I must say I'm surprised by his development. Never imagined he would be this good even in his prime while watching him in Liiga.

 

[AvsFan29]

His stats are lower than they should be to be honest. He should have 5 or 6 goals by now. He's missed a ton of chances. Once he starts to score again, he'll really take off.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I must say I'm surprised by his development. Never imagined he would be this good even in his prime while watching him in Liiga.

Same. I figured he’d peak as 65-70 point winger with solid 2 way ability and average around 60 points a year. This is just incredible.

 

[tuckfurrets]

I must say I'm surprised by his development. Never imagined he would be this good even in his prime while watching him in Liiga.

Same. I figured he’d peak as 65-70 point winger with solid 2 way ability and average around 60 points a year. This is just incredible.

I have to agree with you guys 100%. He just didn’t seem to have any blooming elite qualities before the draft, in my eyes. It’s a surprise that he is beginning to look like such a complete player so quickly, so that fact alone has to make him underrated for a bit.

I think his lower body strength plus the newly found explosiveness in his first few steps, combined with the abilities he already posessed last year, are a real treat to watch.

 

[MrThomas]

Mikko Rantanen was already last year the next Finnish NHL player scoring 80+ points after Teemu Selanne.
Still people talking more about Laine and Puljujarvi.