top 2 dman trade

overpayment for barrie.

You should look to give your whole team away next time..... way too many guys in 1 trade for 1 guy

I'm still wondering who the top 2 Dman the Leaf have acquired.....,cause it sure ain't Barrie, though he may paid like one. Why even bring up JVR and his next contract. Leafs need him this year.
The trade is really Barrie for JVR and Carrick. I know it's subjective but it hurts the Leafs this year and with that 5.5m makes, a better Dman can be found next year with that money. As bad a rap as Marincin gets, there is certainly no guarantee that Borgman, Rosen, Nielsen or maybe even Dermot are NHL ready

I see Carrick as having an equal potential to Barrie, plus he's younger and cheaper. Carrick already demonstrates elite-level stats in suppressing the bottom 6 of opposition teams; now he just needs to gain a little more experience against elite forwards. He also has the potential to play on the PP. Why not be patient and develop the assets we have? I don't think I would trade him one for one in return for Barrie at this stage. Let alone losing a top-6 forward for the year, two prospects and a useful backup.

If we're going to give that much for a defenseman, which I think we should consider doing, I'd seek a type of player we don't have on the team, for instance an elite shutdown D like Toronto-native Tanev.

Carrick + Leivo for Barrie

I'd buy that for a dollar