Thanks for the list. I always appreciate these things. A few questions:
1) Given Arthur Kaliyev's torrid goal-scoring pace this year (and excellent goal production last season), why do you think he's ranked as low as he is in many rankings? You have him at 22, and a recent Dobberprospects ranking has him at 17. He has good size, and you describe him as a"high-volume" shooter. A scorer like Owen Tippett went 10th overall a couple of years ago in what so far appears to be a very good draft. Is there something in particular about Kaliyev's game that you don't think will translate to the NHL?
2) How would you describe Patrik Puistola's playing style? My only experience with him is seeing his games in last year's World Under 17's, which led me to question his hockey sense. Since then, I've seen the odd highlight, but nothing that could give me a handle on what sort of game he plays or if my impression of him from last year was wrong.
3)Ville Heinola's position relative to the other Finns seems low to me(and again, this is something I've seen in multiple rankings so this isn't a question/criticism directed only at you), at least based on the stat watching and what reports I get on here, which are sparse but generally good. You have him at 93, which is below, or very close to, the following
Forwards:
57-Konsta Hirvonen
63-Henri Nikkanen
76-Aku Raty
91- Matias Mantykivi
98-Mikko Petman
D-Men:
72-Iivari Rasanen
80-Kim Nousiainen
95-Martin Hugo Has
101-Kalle Loponen
While Heinola's counting numbers don't make him the next Miro Heiskanen, as a defenceman, he's averaged a 17:07 minutes per night in 14 Liiga games while scoring two assists and being on the ice for four even-strength goals against. Of the players listed above, just two have played any Liiga games. Nikkanen played 9 before getting sent to the Mestis and Petman has played 8, scoring 1 goal. Keep in mind that both these players are forwards and Petman plays for the same team Heinola does (Lukko Rauma), while Nikkanen plays for Jukurit, which is below them in the standings.
While Heinola has spent most of his time in the Liiga, he's also a point-per-game in 9 games in the Nuorten SM-Liiga, which is equal to or greater than the Nuorten SM-Liiga scoring rates of all of the above players, including forwards, by a lot in most cases. Heinola certainly isn't big at 5'11" and 176 lbs, but a lot of small d-men are getting drafted early and having NHL success now. Besides, only two of the above players are significantly taller than Heinola (Nikkanen is 6'2", Has 6'4"), while Rasanen and Petman have 20lbs on him, so I don't see size as something that holds Heinola back relative to his countrymen. Finally, Heinola was just chosen for the upcoming 4-Nations U20 tournament in the Czech Republic. Other than him, Kakko, Honka, and Kokkonen were the only draft-eligible players selected for Team Finland(along with Anton Lundell, who's 2020-eligible).
In short, I'm not really sure where Heinola should slot into the overall picture(late 2nd round maybe?), but when ranking the Finns(by which I mean the draft-eligible players playing in Finland), I would have to think that at this point, he's made a good case to be the best Finn not named Kakko, Honka, or Kokkonen, and put significant distance between him and the rest of the Finns, except maybe Nikkanen.
Disclaimer: I am not Ville Heinola, his parent or agent.