Top 10 current Finnish players?

[Muuri]

Time to bump this up to honor Rantanen's +50 goal season.

For me, he is tied with Barkov for the best Finnish player spot.

Heiskanen is the biggest riser from my original list. Probably 3rd or 4th at this point.

 

[WayneGretzky]

Maybe something like this today?

Rantanen
Heiskanen
Barkov
Aho
Hintz
Saros
Laine
Teravainen
Kotkaniemi
Lundell

HM: Valimaki, Maccelli, Lindell

 

[mattihp]

Maybe something like this today?

Rantanen
Heiskanen
Barkov
Aho
Hintz
Saros
Laine
Teravainen
Kotkaniemi
Lundell

HM: Valimaki, Maccelli, Lindell

No Granlund? He's in a rough patch right now, but on an olympics team right now.. He'd still play a big role.

 

[WayneGretzky]

No Granlund? He's in a rough patch right now, but on an olympics team right now.. He'd still play a big role.

In his prime, he’s on the list for sure, but for where we are at today, he wouldn’t be in my top 10. Maccelli in a lot of ways is like a young Granlund on the rise, I’d take him, and he’s not in my top 10 either.

 

[Muuri]

I forgot Hintz! He is obviously the most improved one.
Never saw much in him when he played in Finland..Now is a point per game player in a top team.

 

[mattihp]

In his prime, he’s on the list for sure, but for where we are at today, he wouldn’t be in my top 10. Maccelli in a lot of ways is like a young Granlund on the rise, I’d take him, and he’s not in my top 10 either.

Still would only rank
Aho
Barkov
Rantanen
Hintz
Heiskanen
Saros

Avead of him as clearly better players.

 

[WayneGretzky]

Still would only rank
Aho
Barkov
Rantanen
Hintz
Heiskanen
Saros

Avead of him as clearly better players.

I think teams would prefer to have any of the other players mentioned on their rosters for next season.

 

[Muuri]

NHL-Granlund never really hit the next gear that he had potential for. I wish he had stayed in Minnesota, it was the best fit for him.
Granlund with the National Team ? Top 10 Finn for sure.

 

[ViD]

Might be a bit unrelated, but I was wondering when Barkov speaks Finnish, does he sound like a native speaker or can you hear any accent? The reason I ask is because he speaks Russian absolutely fluently, the only thing you can really tell is he uses certain phrases in a way where you’d construct them based on another language way of saying them

 

[mattihp]

Might be a bit unrelated, but I was wondering when Barkov speaks Finnish, does he sound like a native speaker or can you hear any accent? The reason I ask is because he speaks Russian absolutely fluently, the only thing you can really tell is he uses certain phrases in a way where you’d construct them based on another language way of saying them

100% native speaker.

 

[Bijelo]

Very best Finn:

Rantanen
Heiskanen
Laine
Hintz
Ristolainen
Lindell
Teräväinen
Saros
Barkov
Kapanen

 

[mattihp]

Very best Finn:

Rantanen
Heiskanen
Laine
Hintz
Ristolainen
Lindell
Teräväinen
Saros
Barkov
Kapanen

Kapanen and Teräväinen?

 

[Bijelo]

Kapanen and Teräväinen?

Those in next World Cup.

 

[mattihp]

Those in next World Cup.

I am not sure Kapanen will still be in the NHL by then.

 

[Bijelo]

I am not sure Kapanen will still be in the NHL by then.

Kapanen can be traded to a new team in the NHL.

This the Finn have the opportunity to score 50+ points.

This the Finn is the 4th line in the next World Cup.

Not impossible.

 

[Bijelo]

Best of Kapanen so:

2018-19

Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL

78

20

24

44

In the NHL by the Finn.

 

[JabbaJabba]

Kapanen can be traded to a new team in the NHL.

This the Finn have the opportunity to score 50+ points.

This the Finn is the 4th line in the next World Cup.

Not impossible.

Kapanen has never scored 50 points. He has only once gotten over 40 points, which was almost five seasons ago. He should be in his prime, but he sucks. I hope doesn't make the roster next year 'cos it would mean that there are injuries to better players.

 

[Bijelo]

4th line.

2023-24 Season:

GP	G	A	P	+/-
48	4	11	15

Career:

GP	G	A	P	+/-
435	82	119	201

 

[ddlennon]

1 Barkov
2 Rantanen
3 Heiskanen
4 Aho
5 Hintz
6 Saros
7 Lehkonen
8 Maccelli
9 Lindell
10 Luostarinen

 

[JabbaJabba]

1. Barkov
2. Rantanen
3. Heiskanen
4. Aho
5. Saros
6. Hintz
7. Maccelli
8. Lindell
9. Granlund
10. Teräväinen

 

[Bijelo]

Some rank Barkov ahead of Rantanen, is this because you favored the Russian over the Finn?

 

[mattihp]

Some rank Barkov ahead of Rantanen, is this because you favored the Russian over the Finn?

No, he's just a better allround player and leader. To have both of them at the same time is incredible.

Barkov is Finnish.

 

[Bijelo]

Barkov is Finnish.

From the beginning he is Russian.

 

[mattihp]

From the beginning he is Russian.

From the beginning you were a sperm

 

[Bijelo]

From the beginning you were a sperm

I was born in Sweden.