HawksFan28
Joined: Dec. 2016
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Funny, I heard the exact same BS when Saad was traded and I insisted he would be back.
Panarin WILL BE BACK..
Do you really think Bowman just traded Saad for Panarin without giving himself a good chance to bring Panarin back??...... Bowman is a very mathical GM.... Bowman made that trade damn well knowing Panarin would be a UFA in the summer of 2019, with the possibility of bringing him back at this upcoming seasons TDL, if not signing him next summer..... The fact Panarin doesn't want to talk about extensions right now speaks volumes....
I would bet anything that when Bowman traded Panarin he told him he planned to bring him back as a UFA in the summer of 2019..... It's obvious Bowman didn't want to trade Panarin in the first place but he did so for cap reasons - because Saad was signed much longer and the Hawks would be in a better cap position in the summer of 2019 (which they will be).... Like I said Bowman is a very mathical GM.......
And the best part of all of this is that Bowman is KNOWN for bringing back his "cap casualties"..... Panarin is only 26 (will be 27 next summer) so it's not like the kid will be "over the hill".. Bringing Panarin back would be wise.