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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I would happily take Richards' contract if the compensation was worthwhile. Keep him through next season and then either buy him out or try to trade with some salary retained.
The Flames were asking for Toffoli for taking Richards' contract. In other words:
Richards + Toffoli for nothing (I know, the Kings don't want that deal, but that's where talks were at apparently)
You are adding Glencross and Smid and switching Toffoli for Zykov and a 2nd.
Toffoli is worth more than Zykov and a 2nd.
So you downgraded their offer AND through in Glencross and Smid.
Good deal!
How about something like
Richards + Toffoli for Smid
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If the Kings wanted to make a garbage trade like that they could have done it months ago with several teams. No way they want an overpaid bottom pairing Dman for their bad contract and best young scorer.