Not surprising. Would imagine he signs at $1m, and if he doesn't play well, he just gets buried on the taxi squad.
Wouldn't be surprised if Q tries out Huberdeau - Barkov - Gusev. Neither Huby nor Sasha play with a ton of speed, and that might help Goose if his skating really is that bad. Huberdeau needs a shake-up anyway. And Verhaeghe proved that he doesn't need Barkov to produce.
Huberdeau - Barkov - Gusev
Verhaeghe - Wennberg - Duclair
Vatrano - Luostarinen - Hornqvist
Marchment - Acciari - Tippett