Teemu II, MG

I’ve been calling Teemu Pulkkinen “Teemu II” for some time now on various messageboards. It’s a joke, really, but after seeing him score this amazing goal against HIFK in a pre-season game on Thursday, it’s feeling a lot less like a joke.

Mikael Granlund is another prospect I’m quite excited about. He didn’t score in the game, but he did play a great game. At this point, I think he’s a more mature, complete player than Pulkkinen. And I’ve always liked playmakers more than scorers. Here he is, taking Tommi Kivistö out for a walk in the park:

(I didn’t shoot those videos, so thanks to Youtube user iljaanevits.)

Can’t wait to see these two rip apart the U18 Worlds next spring. Let’s just hope they can both stay healthy.

Coming next: silly season recap, part II, Nordic Trophy Finland scores and thoughts, SM-liiga preview etc. Stay tuned.