Actually that is classic Dater spoon feeding the masses exactly what they want to hear with the only trick he has, and that is that hes been around for a long time and has some stories to tell.
It's not the first time in the last month the 12 years ago story was used either.
Click bait classic
I actually thought it was a perfectly reasonable article. Pretty much what he said is no matter what the Avs have at least 2 more years of Barrie with no rush to move him, which I would say is correct. If you feel like you will trade him eventually then there is no worry about Arb as the team.