Barkov is here to burn down your village

[barkovcanfinnish]

I don't care if Barkov is underrated or overrated. The fact still remains that he's one of the best centers in the league, he's on a great contract, and he's only 22.

He's also such a treat to watch. He's the type of player the Panthers have needed for their entire existence.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Yeah no. Maybe someday but not right now, not at all

wrong, and im a tampa fan

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Yeah sure just take a look at stats

yep, like barkovs penalty kill stats! or stamkos's ES scoring stats!

 

[hellstick]

Having watched Barkov play a lot this season, I believe he has the potential to become a top 10 forward in scoring. He's worth the price of admission. I still remember the reaction at TSN when Florida went "off the board" to select him, and not Drouin or Jones. I might even take him over MacKinnon at this point.

 

[BB88]

Having watched Barkov play a lot this season, I believe he has the potential to become a top 10 forward in scoring. He's worth the price of admission. I still remember the reaction at TSN when Florida went "off the board" to select him, and not Drouin or Jones. I might even take him over MacKinnon at this point.

Huberdeau- Barkov- Tippett could be money in a few years. 2 elite players makes, 1 elite 2way C and a sniper.

 

[Lovedemfanboys]

Like I said, he's the new Toews. Better "Overall" than Crosby! Intangibles! But he's underrated I swear!
I am the smartest man in the room!

So.. You find one post overrating him and somehow you manage to turn this whole thing around?

 

[JetsUK]

Do today's Finns burn down villages? I thought the general game plan was to note a village in peril and assign the appropriate social-contract measures in order to bring about meaningful integration into a generally equitable distribution of resources, in line with the national aggregate, thereby assuring peaceful coexistence between those villages making up the Finnish imaginary and maintaining their position atop the world quality-of-life indexes. Have I been mistaken all these ikä?

 

[Android 16]

Too bad he plays for the Panthers. Dude needs to go to a good market so he can be appreciated and cheered for.

He is appreciated and cheered for in Florida.

 

[AmericanDream]

If Florida misses the playoffs this year, and look like they can't make it next year, you think there is any chance they even dare moving Barkov for a boat load in return over the next few years?

 

[varano]

That would be Sean Couturier, who's better than Barkov but gets rated behind him by almost everyone.

lol wut?

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

He is appreciated and cheered for in Florida.

yea sure... if you asked any Floridian who Barkov was you would hear a lot of "Who?". People in Florida don't care about the Panthers unless they're winning which they rarely do.

 

[goblin3]

Another recent article on Barkov and his work ethic: What drives the Panthers' Aleksander Barkov?
I thought it was quite funny.

Earlier this season, Florida Panthers coach Bob Boughner ditched the murky middle ground of optional morning skates and instead began banning them outright. Heaven help any brave soul that dares defy someone nicknamed The Boogeyman, but these team-wide decrees were really directed at one player in particular. All but armed with a padlock and steel link chain for latching the rink doors shut, Boughner found that only ironclad rules could keep center Aleksander Barkov away from the ice.
"He never wants to stay off," Boughner laments. "So I started saying nobody is allowed, just to keep him off."

As always with Barkov, though, the results are explained through a detailed process. He often keeps his shootout intentions hidden from teammates until busting them out during practices, but spends hours picturing sequences and seeking inspiration from the internet. In Brooklyn, for instance, he worked on looping the puck into the air before swiftly swatting it down through an opposing goalie's five-hole, like a volleyball player setting and spiking all by himself. "Every time I try to look for new moves on YouTube, there's no new moves," Barkov says. "I've seen everything."

 

[ncm7772]

I've always thought he was underrated. Certainly not generational though, IMHO.

 

[Pukboy5kroner]

yea sure... if you asked any Floridian who Barkov was you would hear a lot of "Who?". People in Florida don't care about the Panthers unless they're winning which they rarely do.

Most people in Massachusetts would probably say the same when asked who Chara is.

 

[Beezeral]

That would be Sean Couturier, who's better than Barkov but gets rated behind him by almost everyone.

Well this is an amazing hot take.

 

[RageQuit77]

Do today's Finns burn down villages? I thought the general game plan was to note a village in peril and assign the appropriate social-contract measures in order to bring about meaningful integration into a generally equitable distribution of resources, in line with the national aggregate, thereby assuring peaceful coexistence between those villages making up the Finnish imaginary and maintaining their position atop the world quality-of-life indexes. Have I been mistaken all these ikä?

Good notion. Last time when Finns burnt down any villages was 1939, and then again those same villages in 1944. They had to rebuilt them inbetween, but the point here is that they were their own villages. After hundreds of years of following burning and pillaging by others, Finns concluded that it's better burn them down by themselves. It takes some attitude to lit up your own home You yourself have built for your family.

And no we are not talking about saunas. Hundreds of them burn down every year, and have been burnt since times immemorial. /Off-topic

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Don't you want to win though? Isn't that the point? Or does he want to be Shane Doan?

Not a dream place if he wants to experience winning the cup.

Nothing is absolute. I mean, would you have said this 2 years ago?

 

[tony d]

He's a solid player but I've never thought him to be as good as others do around here. Still a solid player.

 

[wintersej]

Barkov will get his recognition to the more casual fan when the Panthers don't suck. I cry a little bit inside every time I watch him play knowing the Bruins were trying to trade Seguin to Florida with the intention of taking Barkov.

 

[Little Bobby Boo]

I've always thought he was underrated. Certainly not generational though, IMHO.

Generational doesn't belong in this thread, and I'm the biggest Barkov fan boy.

He is just very good at a lot of things

 

[LeafFever]

Nothing is absolute. I mean, would you have said this 2 years ago?

No but who could have seen what Florida would do? That was idiotic.

 

[IceManCat]

Barkov will get his recognition to the more casual fan when the Panthers don't suck. I cry a little bit inside every time I watch him play knowing the Bruins were trying to trade Seguin to Florida with the intention of taking Barkov.

? What

 

[wintersej]

? What

For the pick.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

He's not generational and I'm a Panthers fan.

Only two guys I think of as generational are Crosby and McDavid.

Barkov is pretty incredible though. He's literally put this team on his back and kept us within playoff hopes distance. Not that I think we'll make it though lol.

 

[Beezeral]

He's a solid player but I've never thought him to be as good as others do around here. Still a solid player.

define solid