Miro v Mikko v Aho

[Backcheckmonster3]

With Barkov generally seen as the best finnish player i wonder who in this next group would you take for your team?

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[Buck Naked]

1. Heiskanen
2. Aho
3. Rantanen

for me. At the moment I think Aho is the best player though, but I have faith in Heiskanen turning into a Norris D for many years.

 

[Arwin]

It's close, but Rantanen.

 

[Backcheckmonster3]

I´d say Rantanen is the best at this point. Aho is consistent on a high level and plays a more important position. Heiskanen is the one i project to improve the most. Really difficult to chose IMO. Another Finnish player i wanted to include in this group is Hintz but he has yet to gain the reputation so i left him out because i don´t think he would get votes, despite being up there.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

I voted Aho but I can easily see Heiskanen really proving himself as the best.

 

[wetcoast]

1. Heiskanen
2. Aho
3. Rantanen

for me. At the moment I think Aho is the best player though, but I have faith in Heiskanen turning into a Norris D for many years.

This is it for me as well but man all 3 are extremely close which makes it an excellent poll question.

 

[LaMasquerade]

Too much of a coin toss between these to me to be able to answer ..

I'm expecting Kakko to take a leap forward in next season (or one after that). He already fixed his defensive game last season, so now it is time to start also producing. So, hoping that this poll will get even more complicated in near future..

 

[Buck Naked]

This is it for me as well but man all 3 are extremely close which makes it an excellent poll question.

100% agree. Really good poll!

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Rantanen
Heiskanen
Aho

 

[Plural]

Good poll. In a vacuum Rantanen is probably the best at his position compared to his peers. But W is the least important position.

I pick Heiskanen. I see him turning in to a legit top-10/5 D

 

[Gurglesons]

The # 1 C. Aho. Dude is a legend.

 

[Lays]

I´d say Rantanen is the best at this point. Aho is consistent on a high level and plays a more important position. Heiskanen is the one i project to improve the most. Really difficult to chose IMO. Another Finnish player i wanted to include in this group is Hintz but he has yet to gain the reputation so i left him out because i don´t think he would get votes, despite being up there.

Love Hintz. Think he will have a huge breakout next season if he’s fully healthy. Reminds me of Zibanejad before his breakout

 

[Regal]

For the Canucks, the easy answer is Heiskanen, whether that's for this year or long term, given the state of the blueline. I would also take Heiskanen long term in a vacuum, though I think right now, Rantanen is probably the best

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Best player:

Rantanen
Heiskanen
Aho

Best fit for my team:

Aho

Heiskanen
Rantanen

 

[Thenameless]

I chose Aho because of personal preference.

This is a good poll though, as there really is no bad answer.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Our team needs Miro
We already have 2 forwards better than the other Finns.

 

[biturbo19]

I think it's probably pretty close in a vacuum, between Heiskanen and Aho. Both impact players at premium value positions. Maybe a slight edge to Heiskanen though, as he's probably a little bit further up the ranks as a defenceman, than Aho is as a center. But either way is entirely reasonable, and i can even understand the argument for Rantanen, though playing the less important position, and harder to extricate from MacKinnon.

But if you bring in "team need" and who i'd take for the Canucks...? It's not even close. It'd be Heiskanen in less than a heartbeat without even a hint of a second thought.

 

[Iapyi]

Good poll. In a vacuum Rantanen is probably the best at his position compared to his peers. But W is the least important position.

I pick Heiskanen. I see him turning in to a legit top-10/5 D

The game is not played in a vacuum though so does that really matter? W is not a position.

- - in to = why is that not into? Not clear what you are attempting to say with this.

 

[NOTENOUGHJTCGOALS]

Our team needs Miro
We already have 2 forwards better than the other Finns.

Arguably 4 better. But no one wants to admit it.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Arguably 4 better. But no one wants to admit it.

Only Matthews.

 

[jetsforever]

Miro but the poll results are really close so far

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Rantanen is the best player but he plays the least valuable position.

Would take Aho over Heiskanen

 

[Regal]

Arguably 4 better. But no one wants to admit it.

Yea, no, there's no legitimate argument for Nylander over Aho and Rantanen

 

[moropanov]

Yea, no, there's no legitimate argument for Nylander over Aho and Rantanen

Rantanen and Aho really aren't any worse than Marner/Tavares.. Barkov's propably better overall player than Matthews, but that ot

 

[Regal]

Rantanen and Aho really aren't any worse than Marner/Tavares.. Barkov's propably better overall player than Matthews, but that ot

I dont think they are either, especially Tavares, but at least you could make a case. Nylander isn't that close.