Ya, which is a regular shift for a 4th liner... Hello, Mcfly, anyone in there Mcfly?...


- aminnes

You should really go and check his TOI played in that playoff run..

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

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

You don't pay a mediocre Dman 7 mil for 7 years, it 's stupid, period.

no..but who cares anyways
- senstroll

so then what happens? just normal salary

Lets pick up Richards :D
- DarcyTucker16

lets all go to hell in a hand basket

better for kessel and better than bozak probably
- DougGilmour_93

I'll gladly take Bozak and his contract over Richards and his contract.


At least Bozak as a tradeable contact.

better for kessel and better than bozak probably
- DougGilmour_93

he would be the no 1 centre on the Leafs

fak the Leafs suck

You think Richards would help them right now? Instead of Simmonds and Schenn?
- jbold

I don't know, at that time they had just went to the finals, today, right now, ya probably, not but then is he demoted and playing 4th line in Philly, probably not...

You don't pay a mediocre Dman 7 mil for 7 years, it 's stupid, period.
- LeafMan

Which is why the Leafs didn't


But looking around the league, Dions contract looks pretty nice when comparing Niskanen, Orpik, Carle, Myers, and many others.

I get you hate Dion, but time to open your eyes a bit and look around the league.

Good dman, who plays heavy minutes on the Leafs will get 7 million. Easily.

I'll gladly take Bozak and his contract over Richards and his contract.


At least Bozak as a tradeable contact.
- jbold

Exactly so trade bozak and the rest of the losers that they said they want to ship out, pick up richards to have some leadership in there and we will still have an excess of cap left over. Remember this is free, we arent paying anything and we would be at the same time retaining assets for guys that we want shipped out.

Go on..
- jbold

You think Richards would help them right now? Instead of Simmonds and Schenn?

They don't win the Cup without their second line centre and via proxy Carter. So it doesn't matter. They don't win the Cup with a second line centre of Stoll with Simmonds on the wing, Johnson being the worst defenseman in the league and Schenn in junior.

he would be the no 1 centre on the Leafs

fak the Leafs suck
- the_eye

Pretty much

You think Richards would help them right now? Instead of Simmonds and Schenn?

They don't win the Cup without their second line centre and via proxy Carter. So it doesn't matter. They don't win the Cup with a second line centre of Stoll with Simmonds on the wing, Johnson being the worst defenseman in the league and Schenn in junior.
- AdamFrench

Who knows? By that logic, they could have won 3 straight cups if they decided to trade Simmonds or others players at the time.

so then what happens? just normal salary
- DougGilmour_93

if they claim him its full salary
.there used to be re-entry waivers where iirc you only had to take half the hit

anyway.. the leafs dont have the cap for either scenario .. and this team is in no position to even consider it

those days are over..thankfully

I'll gladly take Bozak and his contract over Richards and his contract.


At least Bozak as a tradeable contact.
- jbold

(frank) I hope Le Brun is right.

Exactly so trade bozak and the rest of the losers that they said they want to ship out, pick up richards to have some leadership in there and we will still have an excess of cap left over. Remember this is free, we arent paying anything and we would be at the same time retaining assets for guys that we want shipped out.
- DougGilmour_93

Or trade a bad contract for Richards instead.

Just because he's free, doesnt mean it'd be a good move. His salary is god awful.

Especially with how tight we're gonna be, we have to lock up Kadri long term. And bernier.

You don't pay a mediocre Dman 7 mil for 7 years, it 's stupid, period.
- LeafMan

But the scene in 24/7, it was such compelling television...

Which is why the Leafs didn't


But looking around the league, Dions contract looks pretty nice when comparing Niskanen, Orpik, Carle, Myers, and many others.

I get you hate Dion, but time to open your eyes a bit and look around the league.

Good dman, who plays heavy minutes on the Leafs will get 7 million. Easily.
- jbold

So just play big minutes, the effectiveness of said minutes is inconsequential?...

wow we are losers
- DougGilmour_93

thank god we do not need or want Richards

if they claim him its full salary
.there used to be re-entry waivers where iirc you only had to take half the hit

anyway.. the leafs dont have the cap for either scenario .. and this team is in no position to even consider it

those days are over..thankfully
- senstroll

i think they do have the cap because or the Lupul injury, so don't hold your breath

So just play big minutes, the effectiveness of said minutes is inconsequential?...
- aminnes

He's quite effective, actually.

Up until this slide, he was having a very similar season to Shea Weber.

But of course, Leaf fans refuse to look around the league.

Or trade a bad contract for Richards instead.

Just because he's free, doesnt mean it'd be a good move. His salary is god awful.

Especially with how tight we're gonna be, we have to lock up Kadri long term. And bernier.
- jbold

RFA's bud...

Who knows? By that logic, they could have won 3 straight cups if they decided to trade Simmonds or others players at the time.
- jbold

Trade for whom? You need to go into the context. Richards was on the block. Carter on the block. Who else was traded at the time?

Or trade a bad contract for Richards instead.

Just because he's free, doesnt mean it'd be a good move. His salary is god awful.

Especially with how tight we're gonna be, we have to lock up Kadri long term. And bernier.
- jbold

Like Clarkson? or Robidas? We will still have more than enough cap to sign those guys with the cap rising if lupul, gards, phaneuf, bozak, franson are all traded

But the scene in 24/7, it was such compelling television...


- aminnes

This is the exact moment that you need the DeLorean with the flux capacitor.

He's quite effective, actually.

Up until this slide, he was having a very similar season to Shea Weber.

But of course, Leaf fans refuse to look around the league.
- jbold

Ya like every year, he can't handle big minutes, gets tired and starts to suck... That means he isn't a 7 million number 1 because other 7 million number1s don't tire out halfway through every year. Dion should be playing 18 minutes agate on the second pairing making 4-4.5 per year...