Barclay Goodrow is not a polarizing figure in the Northern California sports landscape.
In fact, as he ended the 2018-19 regular season, Goodrow was likely one of the least talked about players on the San Jose Sharks, for better or worse. On one hand, he quietly matched his career high in goals, and set a personal best in points; on the other, he played a full 82 game season, and the numbers he put up in the best season of his career were seven and 17, respectively.
Sure, playing fourth-line minutes with linemates like Micheal Haley may not be the catalyst for a season in Art Ross contention, but scoring only three more points than last season, despite playing in 35 more games, makes this a bit of a disappointing career point year.