WC: Team Finland WC 2020

[Snowsii]

Couldnt find any discussion about this.

My team would look like:

- Forwards:

Jesse Puljujärvi (22, 6'3" 203lbs) - Aleksander Barkov (25, 6'3" 214lbs) - Patrik Laine (22, 6'4" 201lbs)

Mikko Rantanen (24, 6'3" 212lbs) - Sebastian Aho (23,5'11" 172lbs) - Kristian Vesalainen (21, 6'3" 203lbs)

Mikael Granlund (28, 5'10" 185lbs) - Mikko Koivu (37, 6'2" 216lbs) - Joonas Donskoi (28, 6'0 181lbs)

Leo Komarov (33, 5'11" 212lbs) - Erik Haula (29, 6'0" 194lbs) - Henrik Borgström (23, 6'3" 176lbs)


Players who could also make team, barring injuries, retirements etc

- Eeli Tolvanen (21, 5'10" 174lbs)
- Leevi Aaltonen (19, 5'9" 139lbs)
- Kasperi Kapanen (24, 6'0" 181lbs)
- Jussi Jokinen (37, 6'0" 198lbs)
- Valtteri Filppula (36, 6'0" 196lbs)
- Roope Hintz (24, 6'2" 183lbs)
- Aleksi Saarela (23, 5'11 198lbs)
- Artturi Lehkonen (25, 5'11" 176lbs)

- Defenders:

Rasmus Ristolainen (26, 6'3" 203lbs) - Olli Määttä (26, 6'2" 205lbs)

Sami Vatanen (29, 5'10" 183lbs) - Jyrki Jokipakka (29, 6'3" 213lbs)

Esa Lindell (26, 6'3" 216lbs) - Olli Juolevi (22), 6'3" 181lbs)

Urho Vaakanainen (21, 6'1" 187lbs) - Sami Lepistö (36, 6'1" 190lbs)


- Markus Niemeläinen (22, 6'6" 205lbs)
- Petteri Lindbohm (27, 6'3" 203lbs)
- Vili Saarijärvi (23, 5'10" 165lbs)
- Markus Nutivaara (26, 6'0" 174lbs)
- Julius Honka (25, 5'11" 185lbs)
- Ville Pokka (26, 6'0" 214lbs)

- Goalies

- Tuukka Rask (33, 6'3" 176lbs)
- Juuse Saros (25, 5'10" 179lbs)
- Ville Husso (25, 6'3" 205lbs)
- Kaapo Kähkönen (24, 6'2" 227lbs)
- Joonas Korpisalo (26, 6'3" 183lbs)
- Mikko Koskinen (32, 6'7" 207lbs)

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[Keke]

P. Laine - A. Barkov - M. Granlund
S. Aho - T. Teräväinen - J. Puljujärvi
A. Lehkonen - A. Saarela- M. Rantanen
M. Salomäki - E. Haula - J. Armia
J. Donskoi

O. Määttä - R. Ristolainen
O. Juolevi - S. Vatanen
M. Heiskanen - J. Honka
E. Lindell

J. Saros
V. Husso
T. Rask

 

[Booster*]

Rantanen-Barkov-Lehkonen
Laine-Aho-Puljujärvi
Vesalainen-Teräväinen-Tolvanen
Salomäki-Haula-Armia
Tuulola


Juolevi-Ristolainen
Niemeläinen-Vatanen
Määttä-Saarijärvi
Honka

Rask
Saros
Korpisalo

Finland 2

Saarela-Koivu-Kapanen
Jokinen-Filppula-Donskoi
Granlund-Lehterä-Granlund
Komarov-Borgström-Pulkkinen
Korpkoski

Lindell-Pokka
Jokipakka-Välimäki
Lindbohm-Tuulola
Jokiharju

Rinne
Raanta
Koskinen

 

[Rene Saari]

C
Barkov -95
Aho -97
Borgström -97 / Kotkaniemi -00
Koivu -83

L
Laine -98
Teräväinen -94
Puljujärvi -98
Lehkonen -95 / Haula -91

R
Rantanen -96
Granlund -92
Armia -93
Donskoi -92 / Tolvanen -99

RD
Ristolainen -94
Vatanen -91
Heiskanen -99
Jokiharju -99
LD
Lindell -94
Määttä -94
Nutivaara -94
Niku -96

G
Rinne -82 / Raanta -89
Rask -87
Saros -95

Koivu will play his last best on best tournament being solid 3rd line defensive center and will take the most important face offs and play in the first penalty killing line.
Barkov and Aho will carry the load being number one and two centers.

Our attack is easily 4th best (after Canada, USA and Russia)
Defence is weaker than CAN, USA, SWE, but very near Russia.
Goaltending is second to none.

With our young core, the best years should be ahead.
And IF our top prospects develop as projected, we will have our strongest roster ever between 2022-2030 at least.

We should be top 4 team in 2020.

Edit:
Year of birth added

 

[jonlin]

What could be… :

Offense:

Laine - Barkov - Rantanen
Teräväinen - Aho - Granlund
Kakko - Kotkaniemi - Kapanen
Haula - Koivu - Donskoi

Then theres Armia, Hintz, Borgström, Puljujärvi, Lehkonen, Tolvanen, Suomela, Vesalainen who could take some of the spots here and others upcoming. For the first time in history we will have a really good offense. We could actually ice 2 competitive teams for the 1 time in history...

The D:

Ristolainen - Vatanen
Lindell - Heiskanen
Nutivaara - Jokiharju
Määttä

Other notable: Niku, Honka, Välimäki, Juolevi, A.Honka, Vaakanainen, Laaksonen etc.

Goalies:

Raanta
Saros
Rask

 

[Erikfromfin]

Could make 2 competitive teams from NHL/AHL guys today.. who knows who will develope next 2 years

1st team today

Patrik Laine - Aleksander Barkov - Mikko Rantanen
Mikael Granlund - Mikko Koivu - Joonas Donskoi
Artturi Lehkonen - Sebastian Aho - Teuvo Teräväinen
Kasperi Kapanen - Erik Haula - Joel Armia
Valtteri Filppula
Jesse Puljujärvi

Miro Heiskanen - Rasmus Ristolainen
Esa Lindell - Sami Vatanen
Markus Nutivaara - Olli Määttä
Juuso Välimäki - Henri Jokiharju

Pekka Rinne
Tuukka Rask
Antti Raanta


2nd team today

Kristian Vesalainen - Roope Hintz - Eeli Tolvanen
Henrik Borgström - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Ville Meskanen
Janne Kuokkanen - Antti Suomela - Markus Granlund
Miikka Salomäki - Jori Lehterä - Saku Mäenalanen
Juho Lammikko
Aleksi Saarela

Juuso Riikola - Julius Honka
Sami Niku - Urho Vaakanainen
Olli Juolevi - Vili Saarijärvi
Joonas Lyytinen - Niko Mikkola

Juuse Saros
Antti Niemi
Mikko Koskinen

 

[FinPanda]

I like our defence. It is very young but it will get better as they mature, 2020 might be still too soon.

I don't think we have two very competitive teams though. But we have one good team with great forwards and good defense. Both of those teams can beat some weaker countries.