None. Except for Reilly and nylander
Percy?... Cupboard is bare
- hunglikeapuck

Remember folks. Philly made a mistake trading Richards for Simmonds and Schenn because Richards won a cup..


- jbold

Richards and Carter have played in 3 of the last 5 SCFinals, and another CF, I'm pretty sure Richards sucks... I'm not saying claim him, but he's been there for a reason...

Richards and Carter have played in 3 of the last 5 SCFinals, and another CF, I'm pretty sure Richards sucks... I'm not saying claim him, but he's been there for a reason...
- aminnes

Shawn Thornton has also been there for a reason. Doesnt mean he helped.

I remember reading that.. its not hard to believe some people say stuff like that

Just like a Leaf fan saying they should pick up Richards
- senstroll

So sad

Richards and Carter have played in 3 of the last 5 SCFinals, and another CF, I'm pretty sure Richards sucks... I'm not saying claim him, but he's been there for a reason...
- aminnes

Because the rest of the team is awesome?

exactly. Bernier hasn't proved yet that he's a true #1 workhorse... seems to tire out pretty quickly when they run him too many games in a row...

and there's that whole "letting in a softee trend"...

anything more than 3.5/year for an RFA would be nuts (my opinion).
- BorjeFan4Ever

Yup...

I doubt anybody would claim a 5 more years at 5.5 for someone on waivers. LA saves 900k in cap space.
- TheMussel

Just what Edmonton needed was a veteran former captain!

So anyways.

imagine if the Leafs did trade our best Dman for Richards? Yikes.

If he does clear tomorrow, LA is going to have to eat a lot of salary in order to move him.

Or take back a poopty contract.



Robidas+Clarkson for Richards
- jbold

The Leafs are not trading Polak.

Because the rest of the team is awesome?
- Aaron_85

Of course they played on great teams, they were a part of it though, and Richards was a big part of the first 2, last year not so much...

Of course they played on great teams, they were a part of it though, and Richards was a big part of the first 2, last year not so much...
- aminnes

Yes, big part of the first win. Not so sure since. He's dropped off dramatically.

I really hope the Leafs don't even try to get him. Even swapping for Clarkson I find troublesome. Clarkson has more points.

TOR/CGY believed to be teams talking recently to LA about Richards trade. Guessing Leafs/Flames were trying to move their bad contracts.--- Bob Mac



Clarkson for Richards? Lupul for Richards?
- jbold

You got the wrong bad contract the Leafs are trying to move.

Jdumb

Richards was a 70 point top two-way centre with a Selke nod when traded for...not a 15 point player. Thank you for hindsight, I just wished you had told us in the past while they were winning a Cup with him as their second line centre, made the Eastern Conference finals, then another Cup as their third line option.

I'd take losing a 2nd line scorer and PP specialist power forward for 3-4 years of competing for a Cup.

Jdumb

Richards was a 70 point top two-way centre with a Selke nod when traded for...not a 15 point player. Thank you for hindsight, I just wished you had told us in the past while they were winning a Cup with him as their second line centre, made the Eastern Conference finals, then another Cup as their third line option.

I'd take losing a 2nd line scorer and PP specialist power forward for 3-4 years of competing for a Cup.
- AdamFrench

You're assuming Richards was going to maintain that 70 point pace

[quote=LeafMan]
No other bad contracts on the Leafs besides those. And Robidas.

Shawn Thornton has also been there for a reason. Doesnt mean he helped.
- jbold

Ask his teammates...

- the_eye

This is the same response as a couple of years ago...and a couple of years before that, and so on and so on.

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
Leafs source says they will NOT put in a claim on Mike Richards in case people are wondering

Ask his teammates...
- aminnes

Seriously? You're going to throw that out when talking about Mike Richards?

Ask his teammates in Philly about him...

No other bad contracts on the Leafs besides those. And Robidas.
- jbold

I can think of 7 million reasons on who has the worst contract on the team.

Yes, big part of the first win. Not so sure since. He's dropped off dramatically.

I really hope the Leafs don't even try to get him. Even swapping for Clarkson I find troublesome. Clarkson has more points.
- Aaron_85

How much has he dropped is the question... Would he be that horrible if he was given more ice time, on LA others have surpassed him, but it's LA, they have big depth at centre, I figure he wouldn't be a bad 3rd liner with some pop if he was given some decent wingers, having said that, 4 million tops...

You're assuming Richards was going to maintain that 70 point pace
- jbold

No, he became a second line centre behind Kopitar. He was expected to be a 50-60 point defensive guy and he was that until last playoffs where his skating fell out.

I can think of 7 million reasons on who has the worst contract on the team.
- LeafMan

You mean top 2Dman who gets paid like one? Yeah. Totally.

Should look around the league and realize he got market value.

if the leafs dont get mike ricards... ill kill Nonis

No, he became a second line centre behind Kopitar. He was expected to be a 50-60 point defensive guy and he was that until last playoffs where his skating fell out.
- AdamFrench

And meanwhile, Simmonds and Schenn are doing pretty good.


If the leafs traded Kadri/Kulemin for Richards. Would you have thought it was a good trade?

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
Leafs source says they will NOT put in a claim on Mike Richards in case people are wondering



- jbold

Well its official.. Nonis is not in charge