I would in a heart beat. Richards is still a good player, just overpaid. You get him without giving up assets, and cap constraints shouldn't be a problem for the Flames the next few years. Come trade deadline, you flip Richards to a contender for picks and prospects, and it's win-win. I see no downside in signing him for 3 years at $3M per. Is it realistic that he would sign something like that though? Probably not, and hence why I wouldn't want Feaster targeting him as a free agent. Knowing our luck, it'll be something like $4M for 6 years or something.
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