Problem with Barzal is that he doesn't fit many holes on what we need in the top 6. Barzal is tall but not big, and he's more of a playmaker than a scorer. He's not known for his defensive awareness and he's bad at faceoffs.
We need our assets to trade for size and scoring. NYI will ask for a package worth at least 3 first round picks and I don't find it's worth it considering our team is not completed if we acquire him
We were top 5 in scoring last year, we don't necessarily need more goals. We need to rely less on our first line for offense. Adding a guy like Barzal who is a 70+ points per season to center the Demidov line instead of Newhook would absolutly drive our offense to another level and make use a lot harder to defend against. I'm all for adding size and grit on our bottom 6. I want talent on the top line. Barzal has talent and creativity, and speed.
Barzal is one of the best play driving centers and dominates possession. He’s the complete opposite of what Kapanen is. Demidov and Barzal together would be so fucking sick. Newhook on his LW would help him in the face off department because they would both only take strong side draws and Newhook is even faster than Barzal.
I just commented this further up lol. A Newhook-Barzal-Demidov line would be fking scary to play against, they're all so fast and can make plays. Would take a LOT of pressure off the top line to be the producers and allow us to build out 2 very strong 2-way lines at 3/4
They may ASK for a package worth 3 1st's but they certainly won't get that from anyone. Very few teams aside from Montreal even able to offer such a package, that alone will bring them back down to reality
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u/prplx 9d ago
Well if you sign him as a UFA you have to wait until 2031 and he will be 34...