This would probably be an easier decision if LA was actually looking like they might make the playoffs. If he trades Toffoli to get rid of Richards AND they miss the playoffs, well, he'll look pretty dumb. The whole point should be getting rid of Richards so he has cap space to sign Toffoli. They are going to be parting with their 1st in 2015 AND 2016 before they part with Toffoli IMO. Toffoli is a building block for the future for them and draft picks can always be recouped by trading players like Williams, Stoll and Regehr
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