At this point I’ve written a few intros on defensemen who are smaller, and guys who play in European junior leagues. Both are issues that commonly lead to a draft eligible prospect becoming underrated at the draft. On the other hand, one of the best ways to overrate a prospect is if they have an explosive major tournament on the international stage, especially in a year like this where most players in general are not playing as much. Or at least they’re not playing where they can be easily seen.
So we come to the curious case of Aleksi Heimosalmi.