In my opinion, if we take out Dal Colle and a 1st rounder and replace them with Barzal, it'd be a good deal for both teams. The current one you have is fine, but with everyone demanding bARzAl anD pULOck in every trade, I think a trading Barzal+ for C1 might not be a horrible idea.

Florida would be crazy to trade an excellent 22 year old two way center locked up long term. Especially for that

This is actually a decent trade.

Yea, I'm not sure what's on the Panthers minds. They only have 10 m cap space remaining and need 5 signings. So while they have been shedding some money, they will still be close to the cap.
IMO, I Barkov is too young and good to let go. I know most/all will disagree, but I thought the Panthers should exposed Ekblad to Vegas and hope he was claimed. 7.5m could be better spent for a guy who might have medical issues. Hope I'm wrong and he rebounds to form of his first couple years.