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Justin Barron would have been traded to the Flyers if Claude Giroux had been sent to Colorado
Auteur: DoseIt was, in Joe Sakic’s eyes, a high priceto pay… even if Lehky was important during the 2022 series. #StanleyCup
Whether Barron will turn out to be the defenseman we’re hoping for in Montreal is debatable, but the fact remains that, at the time, Justin Barron’s name was in demand. After all, he couldn’t make it in the city, and Avalanche officials identified him as a prospect to be traded.
All this to say that Montreal isn’t the only club to have been offered Barron. The Flyers, according to Elliotte Friedman (in his 32 Thoughts podcast), would have obtained the defenseman if Claude Giroux had headed to Denver in 2022.
You’ll recall that in 2022, on the verge of autonomy, Giroux was traded by the Flyers. He had a choice of destination, and at one point, the Avalanche seemed like the next best thing.
If you read between the lines, you’d think Denver’s #1 pick was Giroux (logically), not Lehkonen. But even so, Sakic called Kent Hughes every day for 17 days to get Lehky.
The former Avalanche GM obviously kept himself in the mix for Lehkonen, who wasn’t on the market, and when he saw that Barron wasn’t going to be able to bring him Giroux, he likely offered him in a smaller deal for Lehkonen.
So it was when Barron was no longer on the Flyers’ roster that the right-handed defenseman, with his interesting offensive potential, became a real possibility in Montreal. Hughes must be very fond of Barron, who played his last few games in Laval.
We know that the Canadiens’ management is banking on youth, and we suspect that Justin Barron’s success must be important to them. But a rumour like this just reminds us of that, doesn’t it?
In brief
– Jake Guentzel: to trade him, it would take a price a la Claude Giroux in 2022.
Friedman on 32TP: “Dubas is sitting there, he’s saying, look, if you want Guentzel, I want the Giroux deal”
Flyers got a 1st & 3rd RDer and Tippett for Giroux. https://t.co/jtdpkFjCTW
– NHL Watcher (@NHL_Watcher) February 12, 2024
– Would that be three- or four-try football?
hey @Chiefs, when do we play each other for the world championship???
– Montreal Alouettes (@MTLAlouettes) February 12, 2024
– Oh well.
Overtime rules: the 49ers ignored themhttps://t.co/2VgJ7gZ50q
– TVA Sports (@TVASports) February 12, 2024
– Alex Tuch is not for trade.
Friedman on 32TP: “I think some teams asked Buffalo about Alex Tuch, and Buffalo said we’re not doing that”
– NHL Watcher (@NHL_Watcher) February 12, 2024