If Sather thinks that one more year of Richards is better than any free agent options, it's not the worst plan. Injury concerns are, quite frankly, a bit overblown.
this list is poop. Richards is a Ranger, let it be and support our favorite team already
Ribeiro, Mike » C 33 WAS 48 13 36 49 53 -4 17.83
Dupuis, Pascal » R 34 PIT 48 20 18 38 26 31 17.51
Elias, Patrik » C 37 NJD 48 14 22 36 22 5 18.72
Jagr, Jaromir » R 41 BOS 45 16 19 35 22 -2 18.33
Ryder, Michael » R 33 MTL 46 16 19 35 16 2 16.05
Boyes, Brad » R 31 NYI 48 10 25 35 16 -6 18.21
Iginla, Jarome » R 35 PIT 44 14 19 33 31 -5 18.81
Lecavalier, V. » C 33 TBL 39 10 22 32 29 -5 17.88
Prospal, Vinny » L 38 CLB 48 12 18 30 32 3 16.53
Bozak, Tyler » C 27 TOR 46 12 16 28 6 -1 20.31
Roy, Derek » C 30 VAN 42 7 21 28 6 4 18.59
Koivu, Saku » C 38 ANA 47 8 19 27 18 4 17.60
Cullen, Matt » C 36 MIN 42 7 20 27 10 9 15.89
Brunner, Damien » R 27 DET 44 12 14 26 12 -6 15.59
Alfredsson, D. » R 40 OTT 47 10 16 26 33 1 19.35
Morrow, Brenden » L 34 PIT 44 12 13 25 37 -3 14.86
Clarkson, David » R 29 NJD 48 15 9 24 78 -6 17.59
Selanne, Teemu » R 42 ANA 46 12 12 24 28 -10 15.69
Stalberg, Viktor » L 27 CHI 47 9 14 23 25 16 14.12
Bickell, Bryan » L 27 CHI 48 9 14 23 25 12 12.81
Horton, Nathan » R 28 BOS 43 13 9 22 22 1 16.86
Raymond, Mason » L 27 VAN 46 10 12 22 16 2 15.82
Cooke, Matt » L 34 PIT 48 8 13 21 36 -2 14.71
MacArthur, Clarke » L 28 TOR 40 8 12 20 26 3 14.91
Bouchard, P. » R 29 MIN 43 8 12 20 8 3 13.94
Zidlicky, Marek » D 36 NJD 48 4 15 19 38 -12 20.99
Clowe, Ryane » L 30 NYR 40 3 16 19 93 1 16.63
Antropov, Nik » C 33 WPG 40 6 12 18 16 6 15.96
Filppula, V. » L 29 DET 41 9 8 17 6 -4 17.78
Sullivan, Steve » L 38 NJD 42 7 10 17 24 -12 14.55