"At that point, no," he said on Monday at Madison Square Garden after a morning skate with the Colorado Avalanche before a game against the Rangers, his first since that loss to the Hurricanes last spring. "I didn't know for sure, but even throughout the summer, I stayed in shape, but I didn't skate at all, and I was kind of content on being done."
Parise seemed to confirm Barzal's account when he told reporters in Colorado on Sunday, "This being my last go at it, nothing's guaranteed. But I want to put myself in a spot where you have a good chance."
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