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Loading…A 67.3 overall puts Barron 78th among 327 rated defensemen, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position.
Power-play production is where he wins, at 95, while finishing at 60 is the clear area to improve.
His rating fell from 73.3 in 2024-25 to 41.9 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 5-season card history.
At $1.57M through 2026-27 before restricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $5.84M, so the St. Louis Blues save roughly $4.26M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 17th-largest on the St. Louis Blues NHL roster and uses 1.5% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $5.77M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 64 |
| Defense | 69 |
| Play driving | 66 |
| Finishing | 60 |
| Power play | 95 |
| Penalty kill | 67 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NSH | 52 | 41.9 | -0.6 |
| 2024-25 | NSH | 62 | 73.3 | -0.2 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 48 | 73.1 | -0.2 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 39 | 49.7 | -0.4 |
| 2021-22 | MTL | 7 | 41.6 | -0.6 |
Other STL defensemen by rating: Philip Broberg (78.3), Theo Lindstein (72.9), Adam Jiricek (68.6), Cam Fowler (66.2). See the full St. Louis Blues cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.