They had a chance to add some experience to their lineup, a right-handed defenceman who can play as high up in the depth chart as they need him to, a player who can help stabilize what’s been an unstable position from the start of the season, and all it cost them was a player they worked hard to coach up but ultimately couldn’t rely on.
Barron was thought to have been the key part of the return in the 2021 trade that sent Artturi Lehkonen to the Colorado Avalanche. The Canadiens obtained a second-round pick, as well, but they were hoping this young, right-handed defenceman from Nova Scotia could one day fulfill the promise that saw him drafted 25th overall in 2020.
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