Lol. Same. But I do think him and Lou already have a deal in place
chefbourbon
There it is
kevinmac1120
I don’t trust like that
skrshawk
Nope. Can’t believe it. Not until it’s an 8 year deal with full NMC. Absolutely zero chance he’s not playing the field, and 100% chance teams will try to pull him away offering a « better fit ».
Mdesarmo
He doesn’t have UFA rights until July 2024. So there’s no incentive to sign right now on Barzal’s end. For us, it buys a year of UFA.
His deal expires next summer, and he’s only arbitration eligible making him an RFA still.
bageloid
I wonder if they do another 2-3year bridge to wait until the cap jumps.
krispykreme37
Athletes have to say the right thing to press. They are trained for this. He’s not gonna say “I’ll go to whoever offers the best contract, lifestyle for me and chance to win”
The day people learn this unanimously we will stop doing these reactions to athletes quotes.
Exciting_Ad4264
And then it turns out he has oiler PJs…
DontSweatIt32
Glad we are starting to see the writing. He will 100% walk or be traded as he has no desire to waste himself on the island. It truly CANT be that hard to find this guy some talent to play alongside him..
Islanderman19
With Lou’s history of letting UFAs get away and not signing any real good UFAs, how can some people think a Barzal deal is in place. Makes zero sense.
I would be shocked if Barzal stays and perhaps the best we can hope for is he plays harder this year to get himself more money.
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Lol. Same. But I do think him and Lou already have a deal in place
There it is
I don’t trust like that
Nope. Can’t believe it. Not until it’s an 8 year deal with full NMC. Absolutely zero chance he’s not playing the field, and 100% chance teams will try to pull him away offering a « better fit ».
He doesn’t have UFA rights until July 2024. So there’s no incentive to sign right now on Barzal’s end. For us, it buys a year of UFA.
His deal expires next summer, and he’s only arbitration eligible making him an RFA still.
I wonder if they do another 2-3year bridge to wait until the cap jumps.
Athletes have to say the right thing to press. They are trained for this. He’s not gonna say “I’ll go to whoever offers the best contract, lifestyle for me and chance to win”
The day people learn this unanimously we will stop doing these reactions to athletes quotes.
And then it turns out he has oiler PJs…
Glad we are starting to see the writing. He will 100% walk or be traded as he has no desire to waste himself on the island. It truly CANT be that hard to find this guy some talent to play alongside him..
With Lou’s history of letting UFAs get away and not signing any real good UFAs, how can some people think a Barzal deal is in place. Makes zero sense.
I would be shocked if Barzal stays and perhaps the best we can hope for is he plays harder this year to get himself more money.