I can't imagine Varly being pleased. He was a KHL allstar, on a decent team.
Now he's on the bottom feeder, no team in front of him, no help at all. Throw in Giguere at least so Varly can watch how bad this team is and not feel as bad.
As for Barrie I think he's looked good out there, in comparison with the rest of our D. Have a firesale with Wilson, O'Bryne, O'Brien, Hunwick, and Hedja. AHLers might be better at this point. Look at the Irwin signing with the Sharks and Kostka signing with the Leafs.