BARBIE A Démissionné POUR 5 ANS DE PLUS
Come on Barbie let’s go party… for five more years! 🥳
We have signed Ivan Barbashev to a five-year contract extension! #VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/clv8sLjHOa
— 🏆 – Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) June 28, 2023
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With having to sacrifice ANOTHER OG Misfit (which I’m **NEVER** getting over), we BETTER win 4 MORE Cups in the next 5 years to make that heartbreak worth it
Smith in exchange for more of Barbie? I think I like that decision. Love Riley Smith but Barbs is really really good with Marchy and Eichy.
There it is. I know the heart is hurting, but this was a smart move. Barbie is the blueprint of a playoff player, he’s gonna be a massive piece of this team going forward
This def eases some of the sting from the Smith trade
Sucks to lose Smith but this is a big big move.
If I had a vagina, I’d be so wet right now
This is fantastic!
#COME ON BARBIE LETS GO PARTY
Let’s hope he signed for a Hometown Discount.
I thought Barbie was gonna be a pure rental through and through
I did not anticipate trading Smith to resign him
Playoff Ivan is an absolute beast tho, overall I’m happy
Framing it as trading Smith for Barbie is a lot more palatable than a straight cap dump.
Still sucks, but most of probably agree it makes sense. Glad Reilly got the Cup with us!
Huge!!
This is the definition of bittersweet.
Fuck yeah!!!! Thanks for memories Reilly.
GM Eichel got his boy paid. Barbie party is back on
Front office making a great decision. A fucking painful one losing Smith, but a damn good move.
I don’t want to hear crap about the GMs. This was a magic move.
I knew we were going to have to endure some heartbreaking but smart moves this post season. Losing an OG misfit hurts the heart but my brain sees the trade to enable the Barbie contract as a shrewd move.
Resigned = quit
Re-signed = new contract
No fucking way?! What a roller coaster of emotions today. Sad to see an original misfit leave but pshyced we were able to sign Barbie
I like all the numbers here. Man deserved to get paid. We get a good term. Let’s go party.
Didn’t barbashev’s agent say he was gonna be worth 6-7 million?! I love this contract
As much this makes me happy, it gets lessen by Smiths trade
The hole barbashev would have left would be way harder to fill than smith’s. You keep the same top 6 and the only real hole left is a winger for the Karlsson line. Doro, cotter, or even Kessel can slot in fine. We are going to miss Smith on the PK that is for sure. Smith was also great in 3v3 and the SO.
This was a great move. Reilly Smith is 32 and his production has gone way down. Barbashev is only 27 amd is still on his prime. And at an average of 5 a year…this is just a great move.
Y’all, I think we can feel good about this. We’ll forever hold Smith in our hearts as a Misfit, but Barbie’s a difference maker and I think the GMs did what needed to be done to keep him.
Sad to see Smith go but happy about this signing. He was the jolt we needed on that line.
No longer feeling as sad about Smith. Getting him at a pretty solid discount is nice as well.
Very glad to see Barber Chef sticking around, great line with the boys.
I don’t love going for Barbie over Smith, but I get the thinking. Barbie plays playoff style hockey and was a great fit on the Marchy/Jackie line.
Good to see the team keeping Barbie. He is young and has been playing solid for us.
Sucks to see Smith go, but needed the extra cap space…
Hyphens people, hyphens.
Honestly I 100% believe 5 mil is a steal for barbie
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