#db pod

Denver: Yeah, I think Trevor obviously would be probably the first guy, just for going out of his way to take me into his house. And he's been great with everything, kind of teaching me the way.

Alex: I'd say Zegras the most. Obviously TK is - he's been talking to me too, but Z's really been trying to help me out.

@insecuregodcomplex pointed this out, posting the clip for posterity!

DB: I never would have thought - if someone told me before the year, you're going to be moving in with Trevor Zegras, I never would have imagined that. So it's been pretty cool.

Host: Teach you a few things.

Charlie O’Connor: “I will say, after Game Two, we walked by some players who had already gotten out of their uniforms and were in street clothes and Denver Barkey was wearing a hoodie and I had to do a double take. Like I did not - I thought it was like a coach's kid. And then I'm like, oh, wait, no, that's Denver Barkey.”

it’s fully fanon!

canonical quotes from Trevor about the invite are here:

“I figured he was sticking around for the rest of the season,” Zegras recalled. “So I just asked if he wanted to get out of the hotel, go get some food – some real food – and a nice bed.”

“He was living at the hotel for maybe about like a month?” Zegras recalled. “And somebody told me that he was buying a new mattress, because his back was all messed up.”

"I don't know, I just figured... I enjoyed hanging around him, he seemed like a really nice kid from the time that he was here," Zegras explained.

He has his own room now, which Zegras joked wasn’t exactly difficult to pull together. “He’s small, so he doesn’t take up a ton of room,” Zegras cracked. “He’s got a little quadrant, he just kind of bobbles around.

they talk very briefly about it while barkey is driving:

Trevor: I mean, Barks just moved down to the city, so. Denver: Yeah, I was in the hotel for a while, but now I'm moved into Ziggy’s spot downtown. So, yeah, it's only been like - Trevor: He doesn't take up much space. Denver: Yeah, I know. It's only been a couple days. It's been good, though.

denver talks about it on his podcast appearance:

“But Trevor came up one morning after practice. And said I got plenty of space at my house for you, like move in whenever. And we planned after one of our road trips for me to go back to his place. So it's been great there. It's been fun to be around him. And, you know, I just, I never would have thought - like if someone told me before the year, you're going to be moving in with, you know, Trevor Zegras, I never would have imagined that. So it's been pretty cool.”

“Yeah, I think Trevor obviously would be probably the first guy, just for going out of his way to, you know, take me into his house. And he's been great with, you know, everything, kind of teaching me the way.”

and this article:

"He came over a few weeks ago after morning skate to ask me if I wanted to live with him," Barkey said earlier this month. "I couldn't really turn that possibility down. I was quick to say yes and then we started to plan when I'd move in."

"Just living with Trevor has made me a lot more comfortable with him, all the guys, it has been great," the 20-year-old said. "Not being in a hotel by yourself, it's a lot better. I think being in a house with him now for a few weeks, we've gotten a lot closer."

Barkey has helped with cleaning the dishes. "Trying to do my chores here and there," he said with a smile.

How has Zegras been as a roommate? "He's funny, he's upbeat, has always got jokes, he's always laughing," Barkey said of the 24-year-old. "He's awesome. Never has a bad day."

other canonical mentions of their living arrangement:

Ashlyn Sullivan video

I was waiting on him. That’s normally the case, yeah.

building chemistry at home

Host: How's the food?

Denver: (blows air) Great. Compared to the AHL, the NHL, I'll tell you that is one of the biggest differences, actually, is the eating and how well you're fed.

Host: The Never Hungry League.

on his debut NHL game

Host: Your parents made it there?

Denver Barkey’s parents (after he called them crying to say he’d been called up)

Host: Sean, what do you remember from that moment?

Barkey’s dad: Yeah, just the emotion. When my phone rang and I answered it, he could barely get the words out, his emotion spoke volumes. And at first, of course, fear. I mean, I think fear was overwhelming me, wondering what was going on.

Lehigh Phantoms Coach Snowden on Barkey

some highlights:

“He's incredibly smart. It doesn't take him much to figure out systematical play.”

Host: Never same mistake twice? “He’s not one of those guys. And he asks good questions. You tell him once, he doesn't do it again.”

“Everybody was concerned about his size. Like, okay, I get that. But I've talked about it from the very start. He’s absolutely 100% brave. He does not play at his size at all. He plays way bigger than that.”

“He's taking some bumps and some licks, but it's because he's brave and he's not afraid to go get those touches […] And when you have those consistent habits and you have the IQ that he has and his courage and the way he's a brave player - and he's got an incredible skill set on top of it.”

“The kid is just, he's got that dog in him. He just wants to work. (Host: He’s so fun, too.) Yeah, he’s so fun. There’s so many qualities to him. Not only as a hockey player, but as a person too.”