"Wow, 23 minutes, really? That [stinks]. You do [want ice time], but 23 [minutes] a night for 82 games, it's got to wear on you after a while. Obviously, he's a great player and you want him out there as much as possible, but you also have to monitor your minutes and make sure fatigue doesn't set in. Because once that [happens], your brain stops working.'' -- Toronto forward Nazem Kadri on Barkov averaging 22:47 of ice time this season, most among forwards
"I'm very excited and they tell me I'm playing so it's nice. … Maybe eight years ago [with Barkov] we played on same junior team; then we played four years together and he came here.'' -- Panthers rookie Henrik Haapala, a longtime friend of Barkov, on making his NHL debut