before the season started i said huberdeau would be best off paired with barkov. i think that alone is a reason why he's playing better, its a good matchup. and the addition of jagr has been huge, both him and barkov play with more confidence and more intense, almost like they want to show the legend that they're playing with what they're capable of, trying to prove to jagr what they can do. his puck protection and work along the boards has drastically improved, he's always been a competitor and feisty so thats never changed, his skating can still improve and i hope he can improve his shot so he can be more of a goal scoring threat, thats always been my biggest beef with him. he'll get assists and therefore points, but i want to see him at least be around 20g every year, not maybe 15. barkov's goal scoring capabilities are somewhat limited but he has a great shot and has been using it a lot more. if huberdeau stays healthy next year and has a healthy offseason and we resign jagr i only expect improvement, from everyone, so hopefully we can see more goals out of him. not saying he has to score 30, but as a top-6 key player he should at least be closer to 20 than 15.
