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3 Possible Destinations for Toronto Maple Leafs UFA Tyson Barrie

By Carter Loewen

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 5: Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tyson Barrie #94 returns to the dressing room after the second period against the Montreal Canadiens at the Scotiabank Arena on October 5, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 5: Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tyson Barrie #94 returns to the dressing room after the second period against the Montreal Canadiens at the Scotiabank Arena on October 5, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – NOVEMBER 09: Toronto Maple Leafs Defenceman Tyson Barrie (94) . (Photo by Gerry Angus/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Tyson Barrie experiment with the Toronto Maple Leafs did not go according to plan. Where will the UFA Defenseman end up on October 9th?

Tyson Barrie was brought over to the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 1st of last year in a package deal with Colorado that saw the Avs sending Barrie, centre Alex Kerfoot, and a 6th round pick in this years draft (2020) to the Leafs in exchange for Nazem Kadri, Calle Rosen, and a 3rd round pick in the upcoming 2020 draft.

Over the course of the season, Barrie started off strong with 4 points in his first three games with the club highlighted by a highlight reel assist in game one, but then struggled under Mike Babcock with only registering 1 point over the course of his next 18 games.

After the firing of Mike Babcock, Barrie started to flourish, scoring 5 points over a three-game span including his first goal as a Leaf. He would then continue to finish off the season with a healthy 39 points in 70 games. Although being his second-lowest PPG average (0.55) since the 2013-13 season, it still sits pretty respectable for the defenseman.

Under Keefe he was one of the highest scoring defensemen in the league, posted positive stats and played a role on one of the NHL’s top power-plays.

Barrie logged a 21:53 ATOI and provided a lot of offensive strength for the Leafs but his defensive ability was exposed more and more as the season went on, leading into the play in against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The biggest blunder being in overtime of game 3 where Barrie went fishing in no-mans land and came up dry.

Where Will Barries Cap Hit Come in at?

Barrie’s Cap Hit for the 2019-20 season sat at $5.5 million. Set to become a UFA on October 9th, the 29-year-old’s offensive ability on the blue line will be sought after greatly, and for great money too. A strong right-hand shot on D who can log 20+ minutes a night is a commodity these days in the NHL so teams will be sure to throw some money at him. Despite a flat cap for the next few years, Barrie can probably expect a couple offers at or around the $6 million range.

Barrie is not the only option on D in free agency this year, other notable UFA defenseman this year look to be Alex Pietrangelo, Torey Krug, Chris Tanev, and T.J. Brodie.

It’s no secret that Leafs will likely elect not to resign Barrie, so now we look to where the blueliner may end up for the start of the 2020-21 season.

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