Risto is here for the long haul. They will re-sign him, because they envisioned themselves back in the playoffs as soon as this year and "he's the type of RHD teams covet for the playoffs"...
"We get excited about trading him and thinking about the kind of return we can get, but I'm not shopping him, I'm not trying to get rid of him," Briere said. "He's a big asset for us and it would be a big hole if we ever have to lose him. I really don't know where it's going, but I can tell you, I'm not shopping him. I did receive some calls on him."
I will be very happy if the above was all a lie and Risto is finally off this team and eager to see the diminished returns when compared to what it cost to initially acquire him + years of tutelage.
