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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
I haven't done a lot of watching (well, none  ), but have been trying to read and listen a lot lately. It seems to me that Barkov is getting short shrift because he is in Europe and because of the "ov". Sure he is being compared a bit to Jokinen, but Jokinen who has hockey sense and makes others better - big difference. For me, the two guys who are most intriguing are Barkov and Drouin, mostly because of the "make others better" factor... |
I would say it the other way and he gets a ton of over credit for playing in a "mans" league in Finland.
Not sure how some dope saying he might be top guy in draft is getting the short shrift.