Dirtyf1ghter
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10 goalies drafted in the last 4 years.
Finland has too small a demographic to not experience several years without producing elite talent, but it will come back.
Kiprusoff, Rinne, Rask... they were formed a long time ago.
Currently there is Saros. 6 others play regularly in the NHL (10 and more).
Canada 20
USA 14
Russia 10
Sweden 7
Finland 7
Czechia 6
Others 3
Qualitatively, we have the impression that the level has dropped everywhere except in Russia but the goalkeepers seem worse because the league is more offensive.
Finland 10 years ago, the best defenders were 40 years old (Timonen, Salo), Matta, Vatanen, Pitkanen injured... in front of very old players (Selanne, Koivu) or not very strong.
There was a period where a lot of elite talent came out at the same time (Barkov, Aho, Rantanen, Hintz, Heiskanen, Laine) but it was a short interlude. Not a historical generality.
Finland has too small a demographic to not experience several years without producing elite talent, but it will come back.
Kiprusoff, Rinne, Rask... they were formed a long time ago.
Currently there is Saros. 6 others play regularly in the NHL (10 and more).
Canada 20
USA 14
Russia 10
Sweden 7
Finland 7
Czechia 6
Others 3
Qualitatively, we have the impression that the level has dropped everywhere except in Russia but the goalkeepers seem worse because the league is more offensive.
Finland 10 years ago, the best defenders were 40 years old (Timonen, Salo), Matta, Vatanen, Pitkanen injured... in front of very old players (Selanne, Koivu) or not very strong.
There was a period where a lot of elite talent came out at the same time (Barkov, Aho, Rantanen, Hintz, Heiskanen, Laine) but it was a short interlude. Not a historical generality.
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