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Top 3 Players the Toronto Maple Leafs Should NOT Re-Sign

By Stephen Nixon

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 7: Cody Ceci #83 of the Toronto Maple Leafs chats with teammate Jason Spezza #19 during warm-up prior to action against the St. Louis Blues in an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on October 7, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blues defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 7: Cody Ceci #83 of the Toronto Maple Leafs chats with teammate Jason Spezza #19 during warm-up prior to action against the St. Louis Blues in an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on October 7, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blues defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 21: Tyson Barrie #94 of the Toronto Maple Leaf  (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

#2. Tyson Barrie

Right-handed defensemen are hard to come by so it’s unfortunate that Barrie didn’t work out in the Blue-and-White.

His skating ability is great but he’s not needed on this Leafs line-up.

Puck-moving defenseman are all fine and dandy but they need to create offense to be important. Instead, they become a huge liability if they can’t score.

I expected a lot from Barrie in five games this playoffs. It felt like he was going to make a difference and step his game up.

As a pending UFA, he had a down-year for his standards, but a huge playoff-run would have given him a chance to get paid.

Instead, he didn’t do anything special and has shown the Leafs front-office that he is 100 percent expendable.

Averaging 0.62 points per game for his NHL career, Barrie is expected to produce in a five-game series.

Instead, Barrie had 0 goals and 0 points, leaving Leafs Nation to miss Nazem Kadri even more.

Before Barrie signed with the Leafs, he was looking at an eight year, $8 million per season type of contract but after his performance in Toronto, it’s safe to assume he’s not getting more than $6 million per season on a much shorter contract.

Regardless of the contract, Barrie is not worth re-signing, especially in a Toronto market that is going to rip him to shreds.

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