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Scouting Report:
Too bad Aleksander Barkov and Patrik Laine won't be able to meet on the ice Wednesday night at the BB&T Center.
Both are big, talented and young forwards from Tampere, Finland. Both were the No. 2 overall selections in recent NHL drafts -- Barkov to the Florida Panthers in 2013 and Laine to the Winnipeg Jets in 2016.
But when the Jets (18-19-3) visit the Panthers (16-14-8) on Wednesday, Barkov is expected to miss the game due to a lower body injury.
During last fall's World Cup of Hockey 2016 at Toronto, Barkov, 21, played on a Finnish line with Laine, 18, and Sebastian Aho, 19.