World Cup: 4 Nations Tournament - Team Finland (2025)

[Hollowmoon]

Artturi Lehkonen - Aleksander Barkov - Mikko Rantanen
TT - Sebastian Aho - Laine (if healthy)
Eetu Luostarinen - Anton Lundell - Mikael Granlund
Roope Hintz - Erik Haula/Kotkaniemi - Jesse Puljujärvi


Esa Lindell - Miro Heiskanen
Niko Mikkola - Henri Jokiharju
Juuso Välimäki - Rasmus Ristolainen
Olli Määttä / Hakanpää (if healthy)

Juuse Saros
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Joel Blomqvist

 

[Eye of Ra]

Crazy to think that Finns are actually pretty huge, avg height has to be around 190cm and weight over 90kgs also. We are known to be small and fast, but this time we are big, physical and fast.

Physical? Who among the forwards will throw body checks? There is no Ruutu brothers. Komarov or Nieminen on this team. Being big and strong does not equal playing physical. Both Finland and Sweden are lacking forwards who will hit alot.

 

[jaa]

Artturi Lehkonen - Aleksander Barkov - Mikko Rantanen
TT - Sebastian Aho - Laine (if healthy)
Eetu Luostarinen - Anton Lundell - Mikael Granlund
Roope Hintz - Erik Haula/Kotkaniemi - Jesse Puljujärvi


Esa Lindell - Miro Heiskanen
Niko Mikkola - Henri Jokiharju
Juuso Välimäki - Rasmus Ristolainen
Olli Määttä / Hakanpää (if healthy)

Juuse Saros
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Joel Blomqvist

No kakko or maccelli? I'd take both before pulju or laine or maybe even kotkaniemi. Kakko is ok defensively, has been producing lately, he can manage himself in the corners. Great complimentary player in any of our lines. For depth, I'd even consider him with barkov. Would even out our firepower for other lines.

Maccelli is creative playmaker, who has been steady performer points per minute -wise for a while now. I think he would be great with hintz and rantanen, both who can score goals.

I'd do

Kakko - Barkov - Granlund
Maccelli - Hintz - Rantanen
TT - Aho - Haula
Lehkonen - Lundell - Luostarinen

2nd and 3rd line for the easiest faceoffs against opponents worse lines. 1st and 4th are the shut-off responsible lines with the capability to score. All in all, balanced roles and depth in every line I think.

On D, top4/5 is pretty much locked, maybe Ristolainen/hakanpää is the only debate at this point.

 

[Erikfromfin]

No kakko or maccelli? I'd take both before pulju or laine or maybe even kotkaniemi. Kakko is ok defensively, has been producing lately, he can manage himself in the corners. Great complimentary player in any of our lines. For depth, I'd even consider him with barkov. Would even out our firepower for other lines.

Maccelli is creative playmaker, who has been steady performer points per minute -wise for a while now. I think he would be great with hintz and rantanen, both who can score goals.

I'd do

Kakko - Barkov - Granlund
Maccelli - Hintz - Rantanen
TT - Aho - Haula
Lehkonen - Lundell - Luostarinen

2nd and 3rd line for the easiest faceoffs against opponents worse lines. 1st and 4th are the shut-off responsible lines with the capability to score. All in all, balanced roles and depth in every line I think.

On D, top4/5 is pretty much locked, maybe Ristolainen/hakanpää is the only debate at this point.

The petition not to have Maccelli is they already got Granlund and Teräväinen two similiar playmaking types do we need 3? maybe don't know.