Kurashev played like one last year too. Bedard hasn't played with a fellow 1st liner yet though.
Thought Kurashev played more like a middle 6'er last year, personally. Solid defensively, decent amount of points being fed from Bedard, but has always kind of lacked the ability to do it on his own. I expect top 6'ers to create more on their own than Kurashev is able to.
That said, I like him as a player most the time. I think on a playoff team, he's a fringe second liner, or more of a 3rd line defensive player that can add some scoring threat, if he figures out how to do it himself.
Can we mash AA and Kurashev together? Would be nice.