I was thinking the exact same thing. AT some point they will need to move Bob but the term of the contract and amount make it impossible. That contract set the team back 5 years. How Bob has just forgot how to play the position is a mystery but he was incredibly bad last year.
Florida needs an LD right? Is there a way maybe Monahan + LD + depth player might work? I'm thinking Hanifin as the D piece coming back.
Not enough: Barkov is only available for a top tier piece. You have one but won’t want to trade him
I'm not a Flames fan, but i would take Barkov over Gaudreau(if that is the top piece you are alleging). Would something like Gaudreau + Backlund/Lindholm work? Maybe tack on/swap a minor asset too.
The Panthers have awful center depth, so trading Barkov for Wingers really just make the lineup worse even if the pieces coming back would be equally talented. I love Acciari, but I don't want to start the season with him being #1C.
No Gaudreau walks in 2 years, But the same could be said with Barkov as well. Sorry but Gaudreau+Backlund/Lindholm isn't nearly enough for an elite 1C like Aleksander Barkov.
Sounds like a natural born leader. Clearly winning is the most important thing for him. He can lose in a non hockey market for the rest of his career and make 95 million instead of 90.
That’s not the top piece: MT is it.
I'll join you Panthers fan. Everyone needs a friend. But moving to that alligator infested armpit is a deal breaker.
If he grows irritated In FLA there would be 4-5 serious teams I think he would pick in free agency. Rangers, Av’s, Kings, Canes ( if they have the space) are the major ones I see loaded with young talent on the cusp of being excellent for an extended period of time. I feel Rangers would go very hard for him being that zibby’s contract is up the same time as barkov turns FA. He checks a lot of boxes for them. All the teams above have loaded farm systems and a great young core who are going to be under contract control for the next 5-7 years at least. They also have young players in the system to replace any personnel who may be traded. The kings are loaded at a C depth but if they could add a talent like Barkov I’m sure they would shift some to wing or trade for a stellar winger to put next to him. Just off the top of my head
In a vacuum you are correct. But you're Monahan and Tkachuk for him and 6+M in cap space.
He's not just a throw in, he's a very solid 2/3 with still a low 1 upside that any team would love to have.
Ahh, great point... I'm totally not thinking about cap situation and Barkovs great contract, that's a game changer. I feel like Barkov would be better off going to a true contender though because he's getting 10M on his next ticket.
Hanifin is like Phaneuf or Nurse. Not a similar type of player entirely, but a guy with Norris level physical tools, but no hockey sense. I don't think he will get better significantly. He is a good 2nd pairing guy who can play in all situations, but I don't see #1 upside there.
I don't want to move Hanifin until we know how Gio is looking this year and whether Valimaki can handle a full season health wise.
