Yegor Rykov and Tarmo Reunanen; two Rangers prospects who seem to have flown under the radar. But how realistic are their chances of making the team? A year ago, I would have called it a long-shot for either of them. But 2018-19 is when things changed.
Tarmo Reunanen is an interesting prospect. He was ranked quite high the year before his draft with a strong showing while a member of the U17 national team alongside Olli Juolevi. Then, in 2015, Juolevi moved to the OHL, while Reunanen stayed in Turku. After a full season in the U20 Liiga as a 16-year old, there was some hope he could make his Liiga debut, but a spinal injury caused him to miss the majority of the season, only playing 16 total games (3 at u18 level, 14 at u20 level) in the season.