Young Finnish players are here

[FinPanda]

Rantanen 40gp 14+24
Laine 41gp 18+16
Barkov 38gp 11+23
Aho 40gp 13+20
Teräväinen 40gp 11+21
Haula 36gp 15+13
Mi. Granlund 36gp 11+19

And don't forget Määttä, Nutivaara or Puljujärvi. Even Armia has had quite good season so far.

Great season so far for them. In Finland people say our hockey is in some kind of "crisis". I don't see it. Happy to see our young guys play so well.

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[JoVel]

I liked the thread more where someone predicted all the Finns to score 100 points.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Ah, I would love to see even 1 guy hit PPG in the next seasons, since it ain't happening this season although scoring is way up
Land of complementary players is here, which in of itself isn't the worst thing. No players who are gamebreakers yet, but it's rare to be PPG in the 2010's

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

Quite the difference compared to the beginning of the decade. The new generation is really taking over.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Laine has been disappointing. Next year he needs to find a new gear

 

[Iceman]

What is new this year? Half of these are not even prospects.

 

[joe dirte]

Rantanen 40gp 14+24
Laine 41gp 18+16
Barkov 38gp 11+23
Aho 40gp 13+20
Teräväinen 40gp 11+21
Haula 36gp 15+13
Mi. Granlund 36gp 11+19

And don't forget Määttä, Nutivaara or Puljujärvi. Even Armia has had quite good season so far.

Great season so far for them. In Finland people say our hockey is in some kind of "crisis". I don't see it. Happy to see our young guys play so well.

really??? Finland has been on an upswing.

 

[boyko10]

Future looks better than it has for a long time. Still hoping for that illusive 'true #1d'. All my chips are on Miro.

Not too confident about our goalies in the future. Man it feels weird to say that.

 

[JAS 39 Gripen]

Rantanen 40gp 14+24
Laine 41gp 18+16
Barkov 38gp 11+23
Aho 40gp 13+20
Teräväinen 40gp 11+21
Haula 36gp 15+13
Mi. Granlund 36gp 11+19

And don't forget Määttä, Nutivaara or Puljujärvi. Even Armia has had quite good season so far.

Great season so far for them. In Finland people say our hockey is in some kind of "crisis". I don't see it. Happy to see our young guys play so well.

Its awesome. Really surprised that Rantanen has done so well. Now they just need some defencemen...

 

[Ducks76]

Rantanen 40gp 14+24
Laine 41gp 18+16
Barkov 38gp 11+23
Aho 40gp 13+20
Teräväinen 40gp 11+21
Haula 36gp 15+13
Mi. Granlund 36gp 11+19

And don't forget Määttä, Nutivaara or Puljujärvi. Even Armia has had quite good season so far.

Great season so far for them. In Finland people say our hockey is in some kind of "crisis". I don't see it. Happy to see our young guys play so well.

Yes it seems like a bright future! The Finns scores better and better.

 

[Ducks76]

Laine has been disappointing. Next year he needs to find a new gear

Patience! He s very young! Don t forget this!

 

[naruto]

I liked the thread more where someone predicted all the Finns to score 100 points.

Was this a real thread? Or are you joking?
I remember one guy that predicted 80 goals and I believe 120 points for Laine. Good times.

 

[FinPanda]

Its awesome. Really surprised that Rantanen has done so well. Now they just need some defencemen...

Defencemen are coming.. now we need them to prove they are as good as we thought they are. Now we need goalies which sounds bad for Finland.

 

[sleb]

In Finland people say our hockey is in some kind of "crisis". I don't see it.

And I don't see anyone claiming any crisis's.

 

[Asiantuntija]

Laine has been disappointing. Next year he needs to find a new gear

Not at all. He just had worst possible line-mate from the team and wasn't able to play passing game. Soon as Wheeler became his center, he has been totally different player.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

And I don't see anyone claiming any crisis's.

He has been good. But not next gear good.

 

[Ivan13]

Ah, I would love to see even 1 guy hit PPG in the next seasons, since it ain't happening this season although scoring is way up
Land of complementary players is here, which in of itself isn't the worst thing. No players who are gamebreakers yet, but it's rare to be PPG in the 2010's

Mikko could go ppg, especially if that 1st line continues clicking.

 

[Unsustainable]

Aho could very well be one of the smartest players I’ve seen on the ice.

 

[Brock Radunske]

Not at all. He just had worst possible line-mate from the team and wasn't able to play passing game. Soon as Wheeler became his center, he has been totally different player.

Oh great, this again.

Reasons why Laine isn't the best player in the world:

1. Maurice not using him right.
2. Little is horrible.
3. His linemates suck.
4. He wasn't been put in a situation to succeed.
5. He's the youngest player in the league.

Any more to add?

 

[JoVel]

Was this a real thread? Or are you joking?
I remember one guy that predicted 80 goals and I believe 120 points for Laine. Good times.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threa...ung-and-upcoming-talent-in-the-world.2391275/

Wasn't as bad as I remembered but that's still a great read.

 

[Cquant]

Definitely getting better.

Young D: Honka, Ristolainen, Nutivaara, Maata, Lindell, Vatanen.
Young G: Korpisalo, Saros (Damn, didn't know he was so short)
Upcoming D: Heiskanen, Juolevi, Jokiharju, Valimaki, Vaakanainen, Salo, Rasanen, Kotkansalo
Upcoming G: Husso

There could be quite a few young Finnish D coming in next season, I see Heiskanen and Juolevi on their teams and Honka getting a bigger role (if Dallas can accommodate two new defenders). The rest of the these guys all have a chance.
But yeah, I don't see Luukkonen amounting to anything anytime soon. Still needs a lot of work. There will be a problem with goaltending. But the situation with the forwards looks great too. Maybe a little void of solid PKers and grinders?

 

[sadpanda]

Watched Aho yesterday. I feel like enough people are not watching him. This is for you Sebastian, you are a good player. Xoxo

 

[torniojaws]

Ah, I would love to see even 1 guy hit PPG in the next seasons, since it ain't happening this season although scoring is way up
Land of complementary players is here, which in of itself isn't the worst thing. No players who are gamebreakers yet, but it's rare to be PPG in the 2010's

Well, even on a general level, it is rare to hit PPG. At the moment, only 22 players out of 535 (who have played 25+ games so far) in the entire league are PPG or more. That's just 4,1 % of all players. And only 17 teams have players at PPG or more (some teams have several - TBL, NYI, WPG, PHI, PIT).

And I know what you're thinking. No Swedish player is PPG either

Out of the 22 to hit PPG, 5 are from outside of North America: Kucherov, Voracek, Kopitar, Ovechkin, Malkin.

 

[torniojaws]

But yeah, I don't see Luukkonen amounting to anything anytime soon. Still needs a lot of work.

I was surprised why he was played on all games, especially when he seemed to let in several low danger unobstructed shots. Perhaps we could have seen a surprise from Lassi Lehtinen or Niilo Halonen.

 

[CauZuki]

Rantanen 40gp 14+24
Laine 41gp 18+16
Barkov 38gp 11+23
Aho 40gp 13+20
Teräväinen 40gp 11+21
Haula 36gp 15+13
Mi. Granlund 36gp 11+19

And don't forget Määttä, Nutivaara or Puljujärvi. Even Armia has had quite good season so far.

Great season so far for them. In Finland people say our hockey is in some kind of "crisis". I don't see it. Happy to see our young guys play so well.

Lekhonen has been good as well (although the stats don't reflect that), he was injured for the first part of the season and it really affected his game.
I still seem him ending up being a very solid player.