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Old 01-28-2015, 03:08 PM   #768
CsInMyBlood
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Originally Posted by dammage79 View Post
If 50% retained salary is done in the trade, 2.8m a year isn't going to handcuff any team. Cap may drop next year but it will go up and up and up for the duration of Richards' contract.
Yes, but if they are retaining 50% of his salary, you certainly aren't going to get anything of value (player/prospect/pick) back.

Not to mention you would have slowass 29 year old Mike Richards on your team till the 2018/19 season.

No thanks.
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