FORT LAUDERDALE — When Aleksander Barkov first met with new Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito in 2020, it was natural to talk of Barkov’s native Finland. Zito played on a lower-tier pro team near Barkov’s hometown of Tampere. He then had an inordinate number of Finnish players as an agent. They even talked of a Finnish restaurant renowned for chicken wings, and their enjoyment of it, before getting down to the business of hockey.
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 2:34pm
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