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Originally Posted by troutman
Not sure why we would want Richards even if his salary was $2 M. The speed of the game has passed him by.
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I would like to think that people are more excited about the assets that would be coming our way to sweeten the deal.
It sounds like a pipe dream if we got a 1st round pick or a player like Toffoli as a price for taking on that contract, but anything less than that and there is no point making the trade. Taking on that cap hit is a significant burden and it helps out a direct rival, so the asset coming with Richards has to be significant. Lombardi is unlikely to want to part with anything like that, so until he gets desperate I bet Richards toils in the minors.
If Voynov gets acquitted when he goes to trial (March 2nd I believe) that'll be another $4 million they have to cope with. They could be in a bit of a pickle after the trade deadline... So we might not see the endgame of this situation until the off season.