Aleksander Barkov's Top Shootout Moves Are Something Special

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When Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon selected Aleksander Barkov with the 2nd overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, he knew he had hit a home run.

Sure, Barkov was only 18 years old but he had been playing in the top league in Finland for two years when Tallon brought his skills to South Florida.

Barkov played as an 18-year-old rookie and has quietly become one of the league's best two-way centers despite not being old enough to drink.

On Tuesday the Panthers made a long-term commitment to Barkov, signing him to a six-year contract extension that will keep him with Florida until 2022.

While Barkov is generally lauded for his superb two-way game, he has always had some serious offensive skills.

Throughout his career Barkov has wowed fans and teammates with the way he makes goalies look downright silly during shootouts.

Here are a few of those examples:

Unreal move to take down Vancouver

 

This seems to be Barkov's go-to move:

Barkov scores unreal shootout goal on Halak by NHL on YouTube

 

Who needs two hands to score on a breakaway?

Barkov uses one hand to score superb shootout goal by NHL on YouTube

 

17-year-old Barkov shows dangle before doing his thing in Finland

Aleksander Barkov Jr. - Amazing "Forsberg-Style" Shootout Goal vs. JYP | JYP-Tappara [27.10.2012] by M4tezkin on YouTube

 

Nothing fancy about this game-winner

 

Back to 17-year-old Barkov playing for Tappara in Finland. NASTY.

16.2.2013 Pelicans-Tappara Barkov shootout goal by Hhaite on YouTube

 

 

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