Quoting: Blacktown
Fair enough. If the offers aren't good enough S.J will just keep him and reap the benefits of another excellent contract. He's great in teal.
Ok? You're the one who made a proposal where you traded him away. I just said you're asking too much.
Quoting: Rob32sjsharks
So why sell a player producing for scraps because someone else did it? And 4.6 mil for similar production in flat cap, Barabanov at 1/2 the cap hit would surely increase his value!
Another reference, Hagel is only 1” taller and the same weight But same cap hit and got 2 prospects and 2 1sts! But he was signed for more years so let’s find a sweet spot between those two or he won’t be dealt.
Again, not sure why people are taking that post as me saying the Sharks should trade him for scraps, I'm just saying if the Sharks do trade him don't expect a king's ransom.
Barabanov has half the cap hit as Johansson but also half the contract length remaining. Hagel was 23 when he was traded and under contract at a 1.5M cap hit for 2.5 more seasons, after which he'll still be an RFA. He also PKs and gets under the other team's skin. Not really comparable to Barabanov.
Quoting: poeticentropy
well that's not really a thing in SJ for Barb lol
Is it really controversial to say Couture, Hertl, and Karlsson are good players, and playing on a line with one and on a PP unit with all three would boost a player's point totals? If you want to trade him to a team where he's gonna be getting 2nd or 3rd line minutes and 2nd unit PP time, they're not gonna value him like they can plug him into their lineup and expect the same production he's had in San Jose.
Quoting: Blacktown
All the top players in the league reap the benefits of playing with other top players. This is a nonsensical argument that people make. Barb plays with Hertl and Couture, Robertson plays with Hintz, Crosby with Guentzel, Kempe with kopitar. It's a stupid and meaningless argument.
Jesus, let's cool it on comparing Barabanov to Hintz, Guentzel, and Kempe. Those guys all scored more goals this season than Barabanov has in his career. When Barabanov pots 35+ in a season or drives his own line without an established stud on it, then he'll get the respect of those guys.