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Originally Posted by Saqe
The new GM of Columbus Jarmo Kekalainen said couple of months ago that Barkov reminds him of Olli Jokinen... with the exception that he is, quote: "significantly more complete player at his age than Olli was". If you consider that OJ was drafted third overall, I donīt really get it why Barkov is not considered to go even first in the entire draft.
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The only thing they have in common is size. Such a lazy comparison based on just the fact that they're big, highly rated centers. Chief Pumpkinhead had a huge attitude and no brains for the game, he didn't even know how to play defense until Brent taught him. Barkov is the polar opposite of that - and he's still ahead of Olli in offensive development.