The Finnish forward had a roller-coaster week. On Tuesday, Ylönen was named to the Finnish World Juniors team (which left three roster spots open). On Wednesday, he scored an assist (his fourth of the season). He had arguably one of the worst games I have seen him have on Friday. Then he had the best game of his Liiga career on Saturday.
Let’s start from the top. Finland has a good team named for the WJC, and Ylönen should be included on the final roster. Of course, Finland is still holding out hope that certain players that are part of an NHL organization can join, and has left open spots for players like Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Eeli Tolvanen, and Kristian Vesalainen to join a team that looks set to challenge the North American teams for gold.