Hello everybody!
Long time Panthers/Flyers -fan from Finland posting here for the first time even though I've been following HFBoards for years now, never willing to sign up until now.
I got to admit (being finnish) that I strongly focused in following Cats after they drafted Sasha Barkov at the 2013 entry draft way back and since then I've watched almost all of his games with the Panthers organization.
One little problem that comes to mind when watching Panthers play powerplay (even though it's been pretty good lately) is Sasha being at the position where he shouldn't be but where he is because there just isn't anyone else who could do that as well as Sasha does. And that is of course playing as a screen man. Panthers are totally wasting his playmaking skills that way and this might be just me daydreaming but something tradewise should be done.
One option in my opinion could be getting Wayne Simmonds (even though I don't like it as a Philly -fan) from the Flyers in a trade for say 2nd round pick and a prospect maybe? I'd like the Panthers to get rid of Bjugstad but I don't like the idea of having him in Philly.
I'm not sure about Wayne's exact value right now but he's always been very much liked in Philly and he is playing his contract's final year and still has plenty of hockey ahead of him. Simmonds is a perfect fit to a team that lacks power forwards, those guys that totally crashes the net, willing to do anything to screen the goalie and loves to fight for space.
In my opinion it's a power forward this team needs so they can boost up their powerplays even more with Sasha playing at his rightful PP -spot at the wing. Peace!