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Originally Posted by Ashasx
There's no question Stajan is overpaid, but Richards might be only a little better than him and he makes twice as much for twice as long.
Stajan is one of our few bottom 6 players who can keep his head above water playing with crap linemates.
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Not disagreeing with any of that.
My point is that if Stajan (who was paid the same, but much worse only a couple years ago) can bring his game back up, why can't Richards? And IF Richards can, his top end is quite a bit better than Stajan's.
It's really all about whether or not you think it's worth the risk. It's understandable why some don't, but I also don't think it's ridiculous to think he could bring it back a bit. He'll still likely be overpaid, but I'm not sure the cap is as big of a problem as some think. There are others coming off the books with bloated salaries, trades can be made and buyouts are options too. Our team wil likely look quite a bit different in a couple years with (hopefully) guys like Poirier, Wotherspoon, Sven, etc.. taking the place of higher paid players, leaving room for Monahan, Gio and Gaudreau raises.