When Jaromir Jagr first came to the Panthers in 2014, Sasha Barkov was just 19 and was so in awe of the legendary forward that he just couldn't believe they were going to be teammates.
“I saw the trade come across and I didn't think it was real,” Barkov said a few years back. “It was all I could think of in that game that night.”
Not only were Barkov and the future Hall of Famer teammates, but they were put on the same line together.
Their chemistry was instant.
A few years later and Barkov has evolved into one of the best young centers in the game.