The Colorado Avalanche, like any other sports team, changes players on the roster pretty frequently. There might be a few core players that for the most part stick around year after year, but most of the rest of the roster changes pretty frequently. And even some of those core players can sometimes move on.
That was the case at the beginning of the month when the Avalanche traded defenseman Tyson Barrie. We’d all been gearing up for it for years, to be frank. He was a constant name on the trade block.
All except for the most Barrie-loyal fans acknowledged that, with Sam Girard and Cale Makar working out on the team, and Bo Byram coming in soon, Tyson was expendable.