Confirmed with Link: Barbashev 5x$5m aav
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theslatcher
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Super Cake
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ChanceVegas
Barney on a bender
Ecstatic for this one. Sure I hate losing Smitty, but this guy is younger, tougher and, dare I say, better? At the same cost? It's tough to take, but it feels like a no-brainer.
Plus it breaks our streak of Russian ineptitude (as far as sliver linings go).
Bittersweet, but lots of upside here.
Plus it breaks our streak of Russian ineptitude (as far as sliver linings go).
Bittersweet, but lots of upside here.
The Duck Knight
Henry, you're our only hope!
Still would have preferred moving Martinez but keeping Barbashev was massive. He brought a physical element to the forward group that simply wasn't there in the previous playoff runs. He did the dirty work that allowed Eichel and Marchie to flourish.
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I think his physicality is the difference. Barbashev was a beast in the playoffs, and has great chemistry with Eichel and Marchy. Ecstatic that he is here long term.
ChanceVegas
Barney on a bender
The Martinez situation is a bit of a head scratcher. $5.25 must be too much for teams to take for an older D for a year I guess? Either that or they don't feel they really have the parts to replace him vs replacing Smith (Amadio, Scorofeyev, Phillol?)
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Martinez is a shot blocking machine. He is one of the reasons why we have such a goalie friendly system.
You just cannot replace a player like that. So i can see why the Knights don't want to trade him.
You just cannot replace a player like that. So i can see why the Knights don't want to trade him.
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I do wonder when he'll call it quits though.
Last season when he was out he contemplated retirement. Which made him raising the Cup again that much sweeter.
Has one year to go on his contract, I suspect he'll hang it up, hopefully Korczak is ready to take his place.
Pretty straightforward isn't it? Do you want Barbie or Reilly over the next five years at the same AAV? Feels like it was a no brainer once they got a decent payback for the trade. Wasn't the trainwreck deals some teams made with retention so it had to be done. Plus I could see Reilly coming back at a reduced rate in a couple of years to finish out his career in a gold jersey.
