Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie is a liability on the blue line. Yet, he has a lot of value on the trade market, and the Avs should consider trading him.
If the Avs want to draft a defenseman with their first round draft choice this year, then trading Barrie becomes even more of an enticing option.
Timothy Liljegren is a very good right-handed defenseman that will likely be drafted in the top five of this year’s draft, and he could easily fill Barrie’s role in a couple years. He is billed as an offensively gifted blueliner, but he is also extremely responsible in his own end.