#27 – Ivan Barbashev, LW – Moncton, QMJHL
TSN – #23
Central Scouting – #18 NAS
ISS – #19
Craig Button – #14
McKeens – #23
THN – #22
NHL COMPARABLE: Marcus Kruger
UPSIDE: Top-9 Forward
I saw Barbashev play live and in one of the games, he scored a ‘Gordie Howe Hat Trick’ yet I still came away from the game unimpressed. Perhaps my expectations were too high but I’m not certain that his game translates to the pros. He could end up a good 3rd line player if all goes well.
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