Mike Richards on waivers

[Foltronic]

Yay or nay? Contract is brutal but he has CHaracter......but that contract....

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[Habby Gilmore]

Was just about to post this, we might be one of the only teams with enough cap space to take him.

 

[HabsDieHard*]

No the Habs definitely don't have enough cap space to take Richards. They have a lot of Allens'contract counting against the cap even though he's in the minors. The Gonchar for Moen deal also took up a lot of this years' cap space they had.

Doesn't make sense for the Habs to commit long term to a guy like Richards. He isn't big, he isn't a high end point producer.

I think someone will claim him, but I don't think the Habs will.

 

[Foltronic]

5 years left at an AAV of 5.75....

 

[Lebowski]

No thanks. He's pretty bad and overpaid as hell.

If he's not good enough for a cup contender,he shouldn't be good enough for an aspiring cup contender either.

 

[Foltronic]

Edmonton?

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Too much cash, not enough production.

 

[Bloumeister]

 

[Smokey Thompson]

Nay easilay

 

[Michelangelo]

Was just about to post this, we might be one of the only teams with enough cap space to take him.

We have enough cap space to take him, but we're not stupid enough to do so.

Michelangelo

 

[jaffy27]

Yay or nay? Contract is brutal but he has CHaracter......but that contract....

I'm gonna sleep like a baby tonight knowing Bergevin will never take on that contract......ever!!

 

[Habs100]

If you don't take impecable care of your body in the new NHL, you will not last past your prime. This is what's happening to Richards.

 

[24Cups]

5 years left at an AAV of 5.75....

Avoid at all cost!

 

[Foltronic]

If you don't take impecable care of your body in the new NHL, you will not last past your prime. This is what's happening to Richards.

Yep, I think it's a motivation issue. Could be due to fact that he's won just about everything you can playing hockey.

 

[Saundies]

I personally think Mike Richards would do well in the East again. He wouldn't go through the same grind you do in the West, and maybe a change of scenery is all he needs.

I think he'd fit in well here to be honest. Lars Eller is a good 3rd line Centre but Richards would slot into that role perfectly, and he's won two cups there. He knows what it takes to win. Getting him might possibly free up some trade options where we could improve our line up in other ways (Say, in acquiring a top 6 RW or Top 4 D).

Yes, his contract is bad but I want to play Devil's advocate here and forget about that aspect. Would he be a good fit for our line-up on the ice? (not our payroll)

 

[DJ Breadman]

Yeah this is an Easy NO, I don't think some of you watch hockey, the guy looks done and is way overpaid

 

[Ohashi_Jouzu*]

Edmonton?

Is probably somewhere that could use him the most. RNH-Roy-Richards-Gordon is a better spine down the middle of the lineup than they started with.

 

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