Was Teemu Selanne Right about Aho, Laine and Puljujarvi?

[eviohh26]

So i cant find the video but i remember on draft day. Teemu Selanne came out and said that out of that big 3 Finnish prospects that he thought Sebastian Aho the last drafted would be the best player out of him, Poolparty and Laine. 3 seasons in do you agree? I remember when Selanne siad it i was like.. well he knows way better than us.. Point of this thread. i donno Aho rules. Why was Aho drafted last?
Aho

2016-17	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	24	25	49	26	-1	--	--	--	--	--
2017-18	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	78	29	36	65	24	4	--	--	--	--	--
2018-19	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	30	53	83	26	25

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Laine

2016-17	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	73	36	28	64	26	7	--	--	--	--	--
2017-18	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	82	44	26	70	24	8	17	5	7	12	4
2018-19	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	82	30	20	50	42	-24

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Poolparty.

2016-17	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	28	1	7	8	10	5	--	--	--	--	--
2016-17	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	39	12	16	28	10	-2	--	--	--	--	--
2017-18	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	10	1	4	5	4	-2	--	--	--	--	--
2017-18	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	65	12	8	20	14	-1	--	--	--	--	--
2018-19	Bakersfield Condors*	AHL	4	2	2	4	7	2
2018-19	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	46	4	5	9	16	-14

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[Machinehead]

What does he think about Kakko? Asking for a friend who just won a lottery.

 

[Reality Check]

What does he think about Kakko? Asking for a friend who just won a lottery.

I've heard he is a bit of a poopie head who acts like his shit don't stink

 

[780il]

He is absolutely right

Aho > Laine AINEC at this point. Puljujarvi doesn't even belong anywhere near that conversation...

 

[Machinehead]

I've heard he is a bit of a poopie head who acts like his **** don't stink

So like a superstar Brendan Lemieux? Sign me the f*** up.

As for the OP, yeah I was just thinking about how Aho was the third wheel on that line and now he's pretty much the best. Teemu knows.

 

[TheNumber4]

Scouts had it wrong. Superstar Legend who played at the highest levels of Hockey wrekt em.

 

[PensandCaps]

Seems obvious.

People on here love "goalz" but watch Laine play and then watch Aho play, you'll see who impacts the game more.

 

[SotasicA]

What does he think about Kakko? Asking for a friend who just won a lottery.

I thought I heard him call Kakko a loser and a bust. Better tell your friend to avoid him.

Greetings,

Hawks fan

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Seems obvious.

People on here love "goalz" but watch Laine play and then watch Aho play, you'll see who impacts the game more.

Was this obviously true when they were teenage kids on the same line together, and Aho was actually a year older than the rest?

I’m honestly asking because I never watched them together.

 

[WesMcCauley]

Was this obviously true when they were teenage kids on the same line together, and Aho was actually a year older than the rest?

I’m honestly asking because I never watched them together.

Not close to the extent it is now.

 

[93LEAFS]

Huh, I remember him comparing Laine to Mario. Which doesn't work even stylistically so far in the NHL.

 

[PensandCaps]

Was this obviously true when they were teenage kids on the same line together, and Aho was actually a year older than the rest?

I’m honestly asking because I never watched them together.

I would have no idea. But having watched tons of their pro games, Aho is just far far superior. Maybe that changes, maybe that doesn't. But Aho being a C and elite defensively while outscoring Laine, its not close as of now.

Really don't get how Aho went 2nd round, wasn't even like he blew up late, i remember people saying how good he was gonna be just a few weeks after his draft.

 

[AvsFan29]

Rantanen is better than all 3 of them, so I guess he missed that one

 

[Paper]

Teemu Selanne enjoying role with Team Finland

NHL.com: We have talked so much about the younger players on the team, but Sebastian Aho has been forgotten a little bit because he appears to the No. 13 forward. Have you seen him play? And what are your thoughts on him?
Selanne: I was here for the [2016] World Juniors, and if somebody said he was the best player for Finland in the tournament, it was pretty close. He was unbelievable. Same thing in the Finnish League. He was actually a better player than Laine or [Jesse] Puljujarvi. I'm expecting he is going to be really good hockey player anywhere he plays. [Tuesday] in practice he was playing defense, and if you didn't know he was a forward you would say, wow, he's a good defenseman.

 

[Paper]

So i cant find the video but i remember on draft day. Teemu Selanne came out and said that out of that big 3 Finnish prospects that he thought Sebastian Aho the last drafted would be the best player out of him, Why was Aho drafted last?

Aho wasn't drafted last. He was drafted first out of those three. In fact he was drafted a whole year earlier....

Aho wasn't drafted the same year as Puljujarvi and Laine so I think your recollection is a bit off. Would be odd for Selanne to be asked about Laine and Puljujarvi on their draft day only to bring up Aho.

 

[ColbyChaos]

Boy what on earth happened to Pulijarvi

 

[jetsforever]

This season at least it was Aho >> Laine >>> Puljujarvi
I think Laine in theory can catch up although the ship has probably sailed on Puljujarvi

 

[Johnnybegood13]

I think it was Todd Button who said Aho could be the steal of the draft, Flames had him as a mid 1st rounder, Rangers were high on him as well.

 

[Kevs Security]

My Finnish friend Juha said that Kakko is "an asshole, but in a healthy way". Not sure what that means but based on his highlight reel and interviews I'd say that he's a confident fella and knows what he's capable of. Brings character and a winning attitude.

 

[Harhis]

So like a superstar Brendan Lemieux? Sign me the **** up.

As for the OP, yeah I was just thinking about how Aho was the third wheel on that line and now he's pretty much the best. Teemu knows.

Aho was the biggest reason that line was so good at U20 tourament.

 

[Newsworthy]

Aho was very impressive before turning pro. Have no idea why he was drafted so late.

 

[ovythegiraffe]

He didn't put up that crazy numbers during his draft year. 35th is a bit low but justified imo. By 2016 wjc I think it was obvious that he was going to be a great player though, and also most people thought he was much more of a safe bet than Pulju and pretty even with Laine when it comes to growing into a successful nhl player. Media just focused their energy on the two guys about to get drafted in the top-3 that year.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Aho is clearly better than Laine and Poolparty is barely even a NHL player

 

[agent082]

Aho was very impressive before turning pro. Have no idea why he was drafted so late.

Because he was impressive after the draft.

 

[BrockLobster]

Boy what on earth happened to Pulijarvi

The oilers happened to pulijarvi