Proposal: Do we entertain bringing back Barrie this offseason?

[ASmileyFace]

I'm no Barrie hater. I like him quite a bit.

but with the term and dollar amount he will likely be demanding there is no room for him here anymore.

 

[Cappuccino]

Bring Barrie back with his contract negotiations , having to deal with him and Newport again ? Hell No

At least it won't be Dubas at the other side of the negotiations.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Nah. We are done with him.

 

[cgf]

Sweet, a Barrie hate thread. The Barrie haters just can’t get enough.

At least they're not as obsessed as the Barrie-apologists

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

I think Makar must have seen this thread before last night's game and was like...

Barrie back?!?!

Hold my (non-alcoholic) beer!

 

[ItsFineImFine]

nope

Jake Muzzin though...hmmm. Too bad he's old.

 

[MaKarter]

If we re-sign Barrie, do you see him playing LW or RW?

Bellow average defensive DMan= Above average Winger?

 

[82Ninety42011]

Not a chance last thing Avs need is Barrie back. Maybe some depth players but they look pretty stacked and are pretty set. No need to blow cap space on something they don't need.

 

[Avs9296]

I don't particularly want him back at what he will cost, however it might be worth it just for the lolz we'd get from the bitter Leafs fans.

 

[The Abusement Park]

If we re-sign Barrie, do you see him playing LW or RW?

Bellow average defensive DMan= Above average Winger?

Yeah he’d transition to wing seamlessly I’m sure...

 

[missionAvs]

Yeah he’d transition to wing seamlessly I’m sure...

It's settled then. Trade Value returns as top line RW flanking Big Z as 1C. Slide MacK to LW or something.

 

[The Kingslayer]

As my father made me watch and his father before him lol

 

[McMetal]

All the reasons he was traded are still there. His next contract, our young depth coming up behind him, the expansion draft... Nothing has changed. The play of our young, Barrie-less defense this year is just the cherry on top of the no-thanks sundae.

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

As my father made me watch and his father before him lol

The outtakes of that scene are some of the funniest television I've ever seen. I may go and rewatch now.

 

[The Kingslayer]

The outtakes of that scene are some of the funniest television I've ever seen. I may go and rewatch now.

I can feel it down to my pluuums haha its so hard not to laugh.

 

[MarkT]

I'd honestly be okay with re-signing him if it's for a "hometown" discount and only three years. That's extremely unlikely though. Even if he has a bad year, there will be a team out there who will think the Leafs just misused him - He'll get his money and/or term.

 

[Patagonia]

All the reasons he was traded are still there. His next contract, our young depth coming up behind him, the expansion draft... Nothing has changed. The play of our young, Barrie-less defense this year is just the cherry on top of the no-thanks sundae.

Reasons seemed obvious about dumping Barrie.

Some of the stupidity of fans suggesting $9M per would have been a financial disaster. Just surprised he’s actually worse than some of us believed. I’m fine on a return with a short term 3 year deal and less than $5M per. Just don’t want to include a NTC, so he can be retraded again.

 

[The Kingslayer]

At the right price I have a hard time saying no to a dman who can put up 50+ points.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

The only way I could see it happening is if:

• Timmins doesn't take steps to becoming a Top 4 D and/or has recurrent health issues.
• Johnson's play falls off a cliff before next summer.
• Barrie would be willing to sign for significantly less money and term, say like $6-7m and 4-5 years tops.

Even then, he'd be a luxury signing that I don't think this roster really needs. It's a nice thought and might work cap-wise for another year or two, but once you get into resigning Landeskog/Grubauer/Makar/etc then it is most definitely a luxury that's hard to fit in.

Girard --------- Makar
Cole/Byram -- Johnson
Zadorov ------- Barrie?

if EJ’s play drop off, we shouldnt be looking at Barrie and should be going for another big skating defensive D

 

[Raucherhusten]

To answer your question:

 

[Patagonia]

if EJ’s play drop off, we shouldnt be looking at Barrie and should be going for another big skating defensive D

If EJ is no longer a viable player, ask to waive his NTC for the Expansion Draft. This will protect Zadorov. I don't believe Barrie is a replacement solution. Doubtful he'll return considering trading to the Leafs further exposed his weaknesses and likely costing him Million$.

 

[famicommander]

Talk to him, sure, but I doubt there's a workable price.

 

[flyfysher]

At the right price I have a hard time saying no to a dman who can put up 50+ points.

Right price? That's vague and ambiguous. One man's ceiling is another man's floor. Just ask Dubas.

 

[flyfysher]

Reasons seemed obvious about dumping Barrie.

Some of the stupidity of fans suggesting $9M per would have been a financial disaster. Just surprised he’s actually worse than some of us believed. I’m fine on a return with a short term 3 year deal and less than $5M per. Just don’t want to include a NTC, so he can be retraded again.

Given those proposed terms, why not just go all the way and demand that Barrie pay the Avs $5M/year just to play for them? Aside from the snark though, you're right. It doesn't make sense to bring Barrie back. I kind of hoped we would be way beyond this as a fan base by now.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Right price? That's vague and ambiguous. One man's ceiling is another man's floor. Just ask Dubas.

In a fantasy world the right price would be 5-6 million. I would have a hard time turning down Barrie for that price. Of course it will never happen.