anders and
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"Friendly dinner with Alex Ovechkin before tomorrows game! Looking forward to beat Capitals after SO defeat last time."
C Aleksander Barkov (2013, 2nd overall, Florida) IV
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"Friendly dinner with Alex Ovechkin before tomorrows game! Looking forward to beat Capitals after SO defeat last time."
gudzilla
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Henkka
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Love to see Barkov go casual. My Favourite player ever and his only 18. Was glued to every Tappara game last season and now to Florida.
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Look forward to seeing Sasha be the number 1 center going against Ovie in 2018 Korea 
EDIT: Barkov looks older than Ovie lol
EDIT: Barkov looks older than Ovie lol
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IceManCat
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"Friendly dinner with Alex Ovechkin before tomorrows game! Looking forward to beat Capitals after SO defeat last time."
How many years left does Ovi have left on his contract again?
CanadienShark
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Barkov clearly psyched Ovie out on that dinner. Ovechkin didnt get anything done and Barkov nr1 star of the game and Panthers win.
Paxon
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Still my favorite prospect from last year. Just seeing this thread sitting there temporarily bummed me out that the Sabres didn't do the right thing and remain in the bottom of the standings last year. Loser points 
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He's looking very good so far this year.
.He's looking very good so far this year.
Mr Forever
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Still my favorite prospect from last year. Just seeing this thread sitting there temporarily bummed me out that the Sabres didn't do the right thing and remain in the bottom of the standings last year. Loser points
He's looking very good so far this year.
He was my favorite prospect coming out of the draft. Florida has a gem. I really wish Buffalo would've had the chance to pick him as well. I'm happy with Risto, though.
When/if he ever learns to be a little more selfish and demanding on the ice, he's going to be unstoppable. Now he's too nice a lot of the time, but he's so young that I wouldn't be too worried about it. He has years to get there and grow. I hope Florida can acquire him a suitable role model to help out with the development.
Is he 100 % Russian by blood? It's kind of interesting to see a Russian with the calm, composed Finnish mentality.
gudzilla
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Is he 100 % Russian by blood? It's kind of interesting to see a Russian with the calm, composed Finnish mentality.
his father played out his career in FEL, his mother is a russian basket ball player i think
born and raised in finland, so more finnish than russian i suppose
BusQuets
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Watched him play against Montreal last night after a long time and I have to say i'm very impressed. Nothing about his play screams 18 year old rookie, sure looks like veteran. He seems to be a little too conservative at times and could be more selfish as some posters have already said. All in all I think he is slam dunk franchise center. Congratz Panthers i think you made the right choice taking Barkov over Drouin or Jones.
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He has said in a interview that at home with his family, he is 100% Russian, but everywhere else he is 100% Finnish.
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I second this. The fact that I came away so impressed when he didn't have a point, hit or shot really surprised me. He looks extremely composed out there.
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Excat quote:
Your parents are Russian, but you have been born and raised in Finland. Which tastes you better, russian soup or finnish soup?
- Im not very big fan of soups, but I like both Finnish and Russian food. In home with my parents I talk Russian, but outside of the home I'm completely Finn. I'm happy to play in Finnish national team, and I'm going to miss everything here when I go into the USA.
http://www.menaiset.fi/artikkeli/ajankohtaista/ihmiset/aleksander
Yeah.. Me naiset (Us Womens) magazine Article.
He has Russian blood but is Culturally / mentally Finnish.. bit shy and does't want to show off too much, specially later is exactly the opposite in Russian culture. This combination of blood and culture sure doesn't sound bad hockey wise! He's Russian parents are respected to Raise such a good and skilled boy and let him live like a Finn among Finns.
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this is bang on... he will find the points as he develops but unlike most younger players he affects the game in so many other areas. upgraded linemates would have him quite a few more points too as panthers dont score much...rarely makes a mistake good on faceoffs and can trust him in every situation
Peter25
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Barkov is 100% ethnic Russian. He has both Finnish and Russian citizenship.Is he 100 % Russian by blood? It's kind of interesting to see a Russian with the calm, composed Finnish mentality.
