Dread Clawz
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Why would a top young centerman stay here and make money when it's clearly not working. If he's not signing, we trade him and probably some other team can give the extra year.
Mark freaking Stone has more success in Ottawa than Barky has experienced here and it's not his fault or the core's fault: they're the best players in franchise history to play their positions and have put up the best numbers w.r.t. Barkov and Huberdeau.
I'll gladly take this best conditional on the team taking your strategy @TheImpatientPanther. I just think ZIto will try to get some success and not rely on 2 rookies who aren't even are top 3 prospects for our top 3 centers
Eh, I'll make it a three-way bet, Barkov ain't leaving. He's just like Bouw was here, he doesn't like the spotlight, he's uncomfortable in interviews, he seems pretty quiet for the most part. There's no way he's going to Montreal, Ottawa, Boston, Calgary, New York, Philly, New Jersey, Chicago, Detroit etc. He just isn't. I'll take that bet anyday of the week. I don't mean to play amateur shrink here, but there are only a few other cities I can see Barkov going to, and the good thing for us is that most of those teams suck worse than the Panthers do right now and aren't going to be good in 1-2 years either. Like Anaheim, San Jose, Nashville. Plus I don't think one more season of losing would be a big deal. He's also a Finn and Finns are loyal.