Mathew Barzal #13 of the New York Islanders (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
The New York Islanders just awarded Mat Barzal with a backloaded three-year contract, but are they paying for Barzal now or what he was playing one season with Tavares?
Before I go any further, let me first assert, that I am a huge Matt Barzal fan. I, like many of us, feel a bit irate when he carries the puck on his stick back and forth from the right hash to the blue line and across, but it only takes one overtime period for me to fall in love again.