I think Barkov is a good pick. However, I see potential issues if he does not have good wingers to set him up. Barkov is pretty much like Iggy in terms of being a sniper, as most of his goals are all blistering shots with deadly accuracy. With someone of his caliber, he needs good play making wingers to compliment him. If we think we have the pieces (or will get pieces) that can play his wing and develop that, then I'd pick Barkov. But if not, I think Mackinnon or Douin would be the better choice. We don't want to have another incident where we have to search for those number 1 L R wingers...last time we did that with a center, it didn't exactly go as planned.
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