Quoting: uphere
Its been six years since Shattenkirk produced offense like Barrie has. Toews is far from the top offensive d-man in Colorado, Barrie was the top guy in Edmonton when he signed his contract, and his production was right there with Bouchard's last season. Chychrun had one NHL season in which he scored anywhere near the level that Barrie has scored at through his career.
Kilingberg signed his contract this past summer, his career numbers closely resemble Barrie's, and they have played the same roles through most of their respective careers. If you're going to cherry pick, do a better job of it.
Shattenkirk, 35 in 82 on a bottom feeder, and Barrie 41 in 73 games on Edmonton, cherry picking numbers again with no context, typical Edmonton fan.
Did I ever say Toews was the top offensive D-man?,.... nope, just comparing cap hits to what is brought on the ice, which is what you attempted to do with Klingberg to rationalize Barries worth. Are you somehow implying Barrie is worth $7M when comparing him to Klingberg?..... or wait... could it be Klingberg was drastically overpaid and not worth it?.... oh my, the horror!
and, you literally just shat on Chychrun because he doesn't score as much as Barrie? implying a defenseman who puts up more points is somehow worth more? Then back to Shattenkirk, 47 points in 85 playoff games... you know, when it actually matters, Barrie.... oh Barrie, 20 in 46, and only 6 in 20 games with Edmonton, playing with Drai and McD.... Barrie is a joke, defending him based on points is akin to leafs fans thinking they're winning the cup with $35M tied up in 3 players.
No wonder everyone laughs at Edmonton's fan base, just as delusional as the leafs ones. lol