Audio: Quick hits with Aleksander Barkov

Aleksander Barkov, selected second overall in 2013, is a 21-year-old center whose play has been compared to a young Anze Kopitar’s. Speaking with LA Kings Insider this morning, the Tampere, Finland native spoke about how he looks up to Kopitar and shared details on a Florida Panthers team that headed into its bye week finally healthy for the first time this season after his own 15-game absence, as well as the extended absence of scoring winger Jonathan Huberdeau.

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