Colorado Avalanche fans like to compare winger Mikko Rantanen to Peter Forsberg, even going so far as to call him the Finnish Forsberg. That makes sense since Forsberg is an Avs hero and, you know “Finnish Forsberg” sounds cool.
However, if we’re being honest, Rantanen doesn’t really play in Forsberg’s style. Our Peter the Great played with an elite skill characterized by his “notably physical style of play,” as NHL.com puts it. You would see him wearing an opponent like a cape while he stickhandled toward the net. Or you’d see him just bulldoze through an opponent en route to scoring with a sniper wristshot.