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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Barkov is just a lot better than Monahan. A true #1 elite two-way centre.
I mean you can try - why not. And I would add a ton to get him.
I would do Johnny+Tkachuk for Huberdeau+Barkov.
Barkov would be the best centre this team has had since Nieuwy/Gilmour. And by a fair margin.
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But why would the Panthers? Nevermind that both Barkov and Huberdeau are both better all around players, they also cost less than Gaudreau and Monahan together - and they are a very budget conscious team.
They have a lot of issues, but swapping out their best two players (by far) for two lesser players that make more money isn't going to solve those issues. They need defense badly. If you take Matheson off their hands and offer up an real blueliner, I suppose that get get a conversation going, but it would be really hard to see.