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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
I'm a little surprised at how many think the team should carry all the burden for this bad contract and absolve Richards from any personal responsibility.
If a player isn't even attempting to live up to his contract, which seems pretty likely in the case of Richards given the amount of smoke over the years, I'm ok with a team being able to free themselves of said player.
Bettman's suggest term cap of 3-5 years? Can't remember which, looks pretty wise in any case.
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That's the risk teams take with long-term contracts.
You can bet no Hawks fans are complaining that Keith's cap hit is $3 million lower than it should be.
LA reaped the benefits of Richards' contract with two Stanley Cups. Now they want to avoid the drawbacks?
Sorry, that is absolute nonsense. You will see no sympathy from me or a general manager that has been smart with his money.