Let's be serious here, put Skinner with Florida and Bob with Edmonton and no one is saying a thing about Barkov vs McDavid. We'd all be talking about the Oilers sweeping Florida and McDavids 15 points final.
That said, Barkov is a beast. This time of the year is great because Leafs fans are usually quiet and no one has to hear how their inferior moustached player is better.
Let's be serious here. McDavid faced Talbot, Rittich, and Silovs to start the playoffs. Those guys aren't exactly world beating goalies....
Panthers faced Vasilevski, Swayman, and Shesterkin. It's not even comparable.
It's fine pumping McDavid for the point totals, he broke records etc. and you can count the points easily. But Barkov completely shut down five of the top seven scorers in the playoffs (McDavid, Drai, Panarin, Pastrnak, Kucherov) when they were on the ice together. That's insane and probably an all-time defensive effort in the playoffs even if there's no counting stats to prove it.