I don't know. Mikko Koivu scored 1 point in 21 games in his draft year and he went 6th overall. The next year he scored 7 points in 48 games. In fact Barkov outscores Koivu when he was 21. Button says that when he watched them play against each other this season, Barkov outplayed Koivu in the matchup.
So you're tempted to conclude that the player who scored 48 points is much more talented, but of course no one develops the same way and Koivu and Barkov are at the opposite ends of that spectrum. Projecting how players develop is incredibly difficult.
Funny situation. Barkov is very young in his draft class and he's the highest scoring Euro, but he looks so mature on the ice that you almost feel like there's less room for improvement. Of course that's not necessarily rational. No one hits their ceiling at 17. But it will be interesting to see.
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