I'll say it now. In both skill and size, JG looks to me like the reincarnation of the former Soviet star Valeri Kharlamov. Kharlamov was 5'8" 170 throughout his career. Every highlight video of him shows him breaking through the defence with the flat footed defenders fruitlessly trying to hook him down. If Johnny adds a bit more lower body strength he'll be almost unstoppable. It's a good thing Bobby Clarke no longer plays. Now I sure wish I'd said this when he was drafted...
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