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Originally Posted by Caged Great
If you look at Richards contract beyond this year, he has 2 years at 8.5 million and one at 7 coming after this season. The last 3 years are 1 million in actual dollars.
So if you look at it in the prism of having him for three years only as you'll easily be able to trade him to a Phoenix/Florida or other cap floor team, then that's not bad. Yes he's overpaid, but does that really matter in our current situation?
Some people want to keep Cammalleri for a few years, what's the real difference between them? The cap hits in each case would likely be roughly equivalent if you kept Cammy for 3 years. The production would likely be in the same ball park.
If you deal Cammalleri, you'll get a 1st + at the deadline. If you acquire Richards, you might be able to get a decent asset in addition to Richards just so they don't have to buy him out.
In terms of asset management, to me it's a win. We get an equivalent player to Cammalleri for beyond this year, and we get to trade Cammalleri for assets to further the rebuild.
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Which teams added assets to shed a bad contract last year? They all opted for a compliance buyout instead. Rich teams will always spend money rather than player assets. Plus even if the Rags trade Richards, don't they still bear liabilty on that contract should he retire? in that case The Rangers will happily spend 18 million dollars to get away from the back end liability of Richards contact, and Richards will happily accept 18 million so he can go out and sign a 5 year deal for 25 million with someone else that he gets to pick this summer.