Captain America without Bucky Barnes just doesn’t work. Or, it doesn’t work now. It worked really well for 60 years before Barnes returned as the Winter Soldier and now the two are officially a package deal again. Thanks for sticking with me through that bit of backstory.
In celebration of the Fourth of July, we’re taking time to honor the San Jose Sharks Captain America, Joe Pavelski. We’ve looked at some of his best goals, seen how he’s grown up over the years and even tackled his origin story. Now we need to pick Pavelski’s Barnes. Let’s go through the candidates first.