Johnston: Tyson Barrie reflects on an ‘interesting’ week as the subject of trade rumors

TORONTO — Tyson Barrie has spent parts of 13 seasons in the NHL, but he’s never experienced a week quite like this one. Three healthy scratches sandwiched around a night where he recorded his 500th career point. A brewing trade scenario that’s spilled out into the public and landed the veteran defenseman prominently in the rumor mill. And on Saturday a return to the Nashville Predators lineup for a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, one of his former teams. “It’s definitely been interesting,” said Barrie. Interesting, if not a touch uncomfortable for all involved. The situation grew even more flammable earlier this week when general manager Barry Trotz appeared on a Nashville radio station and suggested that Barrie’s camp…