This past playoffs it's not even debatable that the best two players were Barkov and Bobrovsky. Who would anyone choose to start their franchise or to select for their own team depends on a variety of factors today such as a guys' age, contract, position, etc., but based on this past playoffs, Bob stole a few games, as did Barkov. Tkachuk didn't do ####. Full disclaimer - I am a hater. Goaltenders are heavily underrated these days, so arguably Tkachuk would be the second most sought after player all things equal. He does have a unique skillset in that he's an agitator with the lost art of getting in the slot. Teams would value that greatly as it's a playoff skill long gone. But Barkov would be the first apple of most teams' eyes IMO.
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