Confirmed Trade: [TOR/TBL] Darren Raddysh (signs 8 years, $8.5M AAV) for 2026 5th round pick (MOD WARNING 253)

[MasterMatt25]

Bro ain’t NO WAY the leafs are stupid enough to give him 8 years

Isn’t he 31 years old

You were saying

 

[bov]

Wow. Good for Raddysh and his family.

That's a steep AAV for 8 years but the first 3-5 of it should be fine.

Very likeable player, bomb of a shot, not exactly a punisher physically but he is built solid and doesn't play soft.

Will very much miss him in TB.

 

[notbias]

Jeff Finger 2.0?

There are more recent examples of terrible D contracts... Dobson being one...

This actually appears to be better value.

 

[Ezpz]

Price is good for a 3 year deal. Leafs going balls out cause they don't have their next two picks. This could age like milk in year one.

 

[atlanticobserver]

I think everyone involved did the right thing here. Smart by Brisebois to get something at all if he wasn’t gonna keep him and smart not to make this bet at this AAV. Smart by Raddysh to not take a pay cut. Probably the proper move by Toronto to just pay him and see what happens although I think this is a bit of a gamble. He earned it the hard way.

 

[mydnyte]

This guy had a career year at age 30, all the power to him. But to expect even the 50-60pt range will be his new normal seems a bit far fetched to me, no?

Giordano had his 'career' season at 32 for Goals, and at 35 for Points... take that with a grain of salt

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Dreger: Post in thread 'Toronto will be as big a player as there is for Darren Raddysh'

Thursday at 9:23 AM

Where did you hear that the Raddysh family are Leafs season ticket holders?

I didn’t hear it. I know it as a fact. Caledon is a very small and close knit community. Especially in the hockey circles.

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This guy had a few posts in that thread basically sayin hes heard Raddysh wants to come to Toronto.

I am not trying to hijack the thread, but there was someone on instagram years ago who’s friends with McDavids wife that said he’s going to Toronto when his time in Edmonton is done.

 

[Cloned]

Went from a guy who would be riding buses in the AHL for the next 5 years to someone with generational wealth.

He hit the jackpot, literally.

 

[Leafidelity]

Raddysh at 8.5... now we jettison Rielly and his 7.5 for some tidy work

 

[ClydeLee]

Your expectations seem out of whack. Theres a single 70 point d man that makes in the 8m. Every other one makes more. Even if he hits 50-60 it is still not an outrageous over pay. Oilers are paying Walman 7m...

Offense isn't everything and how you should ever just judge a dman. I do not get how this still has to be evaluated.

Tampa doesnt really have a clear "replacement" but are clearly set knowing the price point he wanted is not matching his likely future performance.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

My understanding is he did not get PP time when he was putting up 35 points. He will be our undisputed #1PP dman on a unit with Matthews, Nylander, Knies, and McKenna most likely.

My expectations are 40-50 points

He was PP2 previously. Of his 70 points in the two years prior to this one, 16 (3g, 13a) came on the PP.

I would expect high 40s as a bare minimum so long as he's healthy and team scoring is decent. He is a good scorer at all strengths.

How is he on the defensive side of the game? I assume not all that good?

The term really doesn't matter much imo, the Leafs are going to be rebuilding in approximately 3-5 years anyway.

He's ok. He was pretty good/above average in the regular season without being sheltered much, but has been sheltered much more in the playoffs while being less effective.

 

[Flyerfan47]

Toronto has a ton of space, and this would be an amazing pick up. Hope it’s true!

That's a bad contract. Product of the system

 

[Divine]

I am not trying to hijack the thread, but there was someone on instagram years ago who’s friends with McDavids wife that said he’s going to Toronto when his time in Edmonton is done.

Everyone in Toronto knows that already though

 

[I am Canadian]

Well, that's poor management from Tampa. They clearly have a need for an offensive defenseman, PP QB. You sign Raddysh and trade away a 3rd line player to make room for the extra $2 million needed.

They offered Raddysh $5.75 mil, they clearly don't see him as worth more than that.

One thing for sure I noticed in the Tampa Montreal series, is Tampa is a team of grinders with a few offensive players, that were easy to shut down. Their offensive depth has taken a huge hit from not wanting to pay Raddysh. Considering the tax situations in Florida and Ontario, they could have probably got him for $7.5 - $8 mil.

Tampa's talent decline continues. They will miss the playoffs in 26-27. Maybe even Toronto takes their spot.

Tampa actually offered Raddysh similar money after taxes. Leafs are giving him about 100K more at 8M than Tampa for 5.75M

 

[MOGlLNY]

Sure, but signing up to pay him 10M+ lowers his value in a trade.

Not if people like Darren Raddysh are getting 8 lol. Byram just turned 25 I’m sure there’s plenty of appetite to get that number to him and a year left of play at 6 million.

Not saying he’s going to return us Knies or something but Sabres will get a useful player for him and try and replace Tuch through the aggregate alongside Helenius and Ostlund’s production.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Gee, if only they had a hall of fame offensive defenseman sitting around somewhere. That would be nice, I think. No, no way that’s possible. I doubt he could possibly take over Darren Raddysh’s role on the power play.

The one who is about to be 36? You realize half this thread is making fun of signing a 30 year old right? 36 and not what he was.

 

[Divine]

Not if people like Darren Raddysh are getting 8 lol. Byram just turned 25 I’m sure there’s plenty of appetite to get that number to him and a year left of play at 6 million.

Not saying he’s going to return us Knies or something but Sabres will get a useful player for him and try and replace Tuch through the aggregate.

What did Raddysh return in a trade? If you're happy with a 5th round pick - sure.

 

[vokiel]

For a fifth?? Dang, that's cheap...

 

[Wats]

Least surprising move of the summer. Good fit for Leafs.

 

[MOGlLNY]

What did Raddysh return in a trade? If you're happy with a 5th round pick - sure.

Raddysh is a free agent in a week, Byram has another year left on his contract and is 6 years younger than him most of the year.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

There are more recent examples of terrible D contracts... Dobson being one...

This actually appears to be better value.

What are you talking about? Dobson was great value. This is not.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Lol Toronto! Nothing can go wrong.

Sure it can not only for Toronto, but for any team. It shouldn't stop teams from doing business, and it won't.

 

[zenator]

Gee, if only they had a hall of fame offensive defenseman sitting around somewhere. That would be nice, I think. No, no way that’s possible. I doubt he could possibly take over Darren Raddysh’s role on the power play.

You mean the guy who missed a lot of last season, clearly declined, turns 36 soon, and is far past his prime, who was musing about possibly retiring?

Hedman's stats were by far the worst of his career. 1 goal in 33 games, and his first minus season in 15 years.

How many injured and declining 36 year-olds suddenly bounce back to their prime form? I wouldn't count on that. Sure, maybe he'll be serviceable, but his years of being a superstar are over.

 

[Natey]

I have ZERO idea what the Leafs plan is. It's insane.

 

[Divine]

Raddysh is a free agent in a week, Byram has another year left on his contract and is 6 years younger than him most of the year.

Yeah, but he's also going to want to get paid more without having a 70 point season.