I was curious if scoring the game winner in game six would be enough for fans to wise up and stop giving barrie away. Nope

It comes down to fans thinking Kane or starting goalie have more value to the team then Barrie which is why Barrie is shipped out in almost every ACGM.

I don't want to, but if the only option to get under the cap while keeping Kane and most other pieces is trading Barrie, I'm doing that. Kane is a bigger piece than Barrie to the team. And if Barrie nets a better return than the 3rd I put, that's great!

Key phrase: giving Barrie away. I don't have a problem with people trading him, but a 3rd? That's insulting. Perennial 50 point defensemen don't grow on trees.

Fair enough. I guess my point is neither do guys who score on about a 50 goal pace, which Kane has through his regular season and playoffs for us (with emphasis on the goal a game in the playoffs of course). In fact they are more rare. I'd like to trust we could get way more value for Barrie, but I guess I am putting forward what I think Holland might end up doing since he isn't the most creative with these kinds of cap-related deals...if Holland knows he needs to dump cap to sign Kane, I think he might be a bit brash about it and get low value. But here's hoping not - would love a 2nd and a decent prospect for Barrie, could be possible.