Our 4th line is a massive negative with him on it, so it definitely hurts our team. Maybe not 'a lot', since it is the 4th line and they rarely play anyways, but the man is bad at everything including physicality at this point. He goes out there, skates around a little bit (mostly in his own end because his line gets hemmed in constantly) and then comes back to the bench and repeats it like a dozen times. Doesn't even lay out hits anymore and brings absolutely no energy or intensity with his play at all.
Honestly, Clifford looks like a guy who is collecting his last NHL paycheque and is ready to retire next year. His heart and body just doesn't look in it anymore, and I doubt he has any interest in slumming it in the AHL beyond this year. Maybe he would be interested in an experience like playing in Switzerland for a couple of years, but that wouldn't be about the money or even the love of hockey based on how he has looked with both the Leafs and the Marlies.
