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Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce
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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I think the Iginla comparision is fair after my extensive Youtube scouting
. But I do think Barkov has more crease presence than Iginla. He goes right into the dangerous areas... Iginla didn't really do that too much. Obviously Iginla is a winger though. It's quite funny seeing 17 year old Barkov in the crease with a bunch of 25-35 year olds pushing and hitting him, and it doesn't bother him at all.
Another thing I like about Barkov is that he doesn't showboat at all. He is so professional and grounded for a teenaged player these days. You can also see that his teamates respect him.