If you’re expecting a poor year from Tyson Barrie, there are really only two explanations:
- You’re expecting him to be a very different kind of defenseman from what he actually is.
During the 2016-17 campaign, Barrie put up his worst statistical season since the 2013-14 campaign, despite playing in 10 more games last year than he did the last time he hit just 38 points.
He fell below 10 goals for the first time since his 32-game 2012-13 campaign, barely broke even in possession metrics (despite being used in a primarily offensive role for the first time in three years), and dropped off almost comically (for everyone but the Avalanche, that is) in power-play production.