The Colorado Avalanche finally pulled the trigger on the Tyson Barrie trade, and as always happens when the Avs make a big move, I didn’t like it. What can I say, it’s my MO.
Now that the dust has settled, we can look deeper into the trade, examine all the moving pieces. We can also make a more informed decision. I may still not like it, but such is a hockey trade.
Here’s the trade:
Colorado will retain half of Barrie’s salary.
Tyson Barrie
The Colorado Avalanche selected Tyson Barrie in the third round of 2009.