IMO, I'd utilize Barrie until the final year of his contract and then trade him, keep Bouch on the second pp line until then

Betting he gets some time on it as a reward for his play in other areas. Switch in and out with Barrie just like hyman and jp swap out net front. When everyone is healthy id still say Barrie is more likely to be the quarterback.

Agreed completely. Right now bouch is playing on the pk and it’s been terrible lately. Not saying that’s on Bouchard but letting him develop that defensive responsibility now will be huge in 2-3 years when he’s playing 24-25 minutes a night with nurse. We are extremely fortunate to have barrie as an option right now more fans need to appreciate the bigger picture.

Agreed with everyone, even though the 4.5 million isn't the best contract out there.. the reality is Barrie is locked up. The best way to get value from that contract is keeping Barrie on the first PP unit where he is very very good.

Let Bouch have some 2nd minutes and maybe the odd time on PP1 if Barrie is having an off night. Let Bouchard rest up and he can play more minutes at 5v5 with Nurse.