Barrie's already making $5.5M. It's not going to break the cap giving him a raise. Only issue is what term you give a 28 year old guy.
We are Colorado Avalanche fans.
If the actual team isn’t actively trying to trade away one of our best players, we most certainly always are.
Man you're just Jonesing for a trade aren't you?TSN has an updated trade bait list, Stone is all the way done at the bottom at 45. Hamilton and Pesce are still on there.
1. EJ is by far the most obvious choice... regressing, future bad contract, more ED issues
2. His demands will be market value, which he will be worth
3. We finally have a top pairing offensive defensemen for the first time since the glory days... TRADE HIM!
4. EJ is the bigger ED issue. Out of the group, Barrie is the clearest one to keep. Z is at best a 4/5 with an unknown future. Girard is developing. EJ is regressing. Makar doesn't have to be exposed if they are smart.
Only on HF is a top 10 offensive defensemen redundant...
Man you're just Jonesing for a trade aren't you?
If that even happens at all. I really don’t think he’ll be traded at all.
Man you're just Jonesing for a trade aren't you?
If those reasons include either Makar or Girard, those points are invalid.Another poster already pointed out more than one reason why Barrie will most likely be traded. Time will tell.
I'm sure Dater would trade Barrie at the TDL for an un-signed EK.
Adrian Dater would trade Nathan MacKinnon for Jonathan Toews if he was given an opportunity to do so.No joke I listened to him today on a NYR podcast and he wouldn't shut up about a Barrie/Hayes swap. He even went so far as saying Barrie + Soderberg for Hayes before he stopped himself He's not helping Rangers fans rediculous expectations.
As for trading Barrie, there's what the Avs should do, and there's what the Avs management actually ends up doing. I'll be surprised if Barrie is in Colorado come training camp. I'd personally try to keep him and trade his ass if/when Makar and Girard prove themselves, but I don't think a Barrie extension happens with the Avs. I think he's gone in the summer.
Adrian Dater would trade Nathan MacKinnon for Jonathan Toews if he was given an opportunity to do so.
Appreciate him covering the team, but he knows literally nothing about the game of hockey.
It could be Mike Chambers instead....Do we though?
I think that's a bit harsh dude has been around hockey since 95 and followed the game before that. He's a bit slow to adjust opinions to the games changes, and his evaluations are pretty bad, but he knows the game.Adrian Dater would trade Nathan MacKinnon for Jonathan Toews if he was given an opportunity to do so.
Appreciate him covering the team, but he knows literally nothing about the game of hockey.
It could be Mike Chambers instead....
Listen to him when he speaks. It's unbearable. He sounds like someone that has just recently been introduced to the game and he truly has zero grasp on what makes someone a great player.I think that's a bit harsh dude has been around hockey since 95 and followed the game before that. He's a bit slow to adjust opinions to the games changes, and his evaluations are pretty bad, but he knows the game.
Adrian Dater would trade Nathan MacKinnon for Jonathan Toews if he was given an opportunity to do so.
Appreciate him covering the team, but he knows literally nothing about the game of hockey.
So we’re gonna get rid of an elite player for unproven or worse players? Makes sense.
Dater's an idiot. Dude is a great writer though.
Yep. I never read Saved by Roy, seemed like it'd be a crappy one. Blood Feud is fantastic though and when he takes his time he can write really good articles.I got halfway through his 'Saved by Roy' book before Roy rage quit and I threw it in the trash
Dater excels with stories of the glory days, and he's still the best source for Avs insider info. But man do I long for a Russo/Portz type reporter to cover the Avs.
Because he probably outscores any of the top-6 wingers he is traded for.Why cant we trade him for a top 6 winger?
I want my defensemen to actually be able to play defense first. Scoring is secondary.
Barrie is horrendous defensively. I can't get the image of Tkachuk abusing Barrie that led to 2 goals.
Barrie, Girard and Makar on the same group? Lord help us.