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

[HockeyVirus]

He was a AHL/NHL tweener until last season. With Hedman back he was at best #5, and fighting D'Astous and Lilleberg for ice time. In my opinion his new contact is 4 years too long and $3m overpaid.

Very interesting.

So he was an AHL player playing 73 games the year before and 82 games the year before that. BTW those years he averaged 17 minutes and 19 minutes of ice time a game so solidly top 4 minutes and most of it was 5v5. This is all three years on a 100 point team.

These are the type of comments people meme about how someone became terrible overnight once they sign with the Leafs lol

 

[Buckley]

You're talking about Raddysh like you know what you'll get the next five years. You don't. Now he's your highest paid D, essentially building your defense around him. Lol.

And Florida knows what it will get from Marchand in 5 years, which is nothing. No one has claimed that giving 8 years to raddysh is some kind of brilliant move, but the fact that you can't even acknowledge that paying Brad Marchand until he's in his 40's might not be the best contract says something. They are all bad contracts.

 

[thebestnic]

You a Habs fan?

So avatar bet the Leafs miss the playoffs you pick my avatar for playoffs and if Leafs make it I pick yours?

Yup get me some nice nostrils avi if you make it

 

[HockeyVirus]

Yup get me some nice nostrils avi if you make it

Maybe a nice Nostrils / McKenna combo avi

With a lil Knies to remind you what you almost got but can't ever have

 

[TotalHomer]

And Florida knows what it will get from Marchand in 5 years, which is nothing. No one has claimed that giving 8 years to raddysh is some kind of brilliant move, but the fact that you can't even acknowledge that paying Brad Marchand until he's in his 40's might not be the best contract says something. They are all bad contracts.

Marchand was playing at a Conn Smythe level a year ago. As a 5M player I'm pretty sure we'll get a couple of good seasons out of him. Same with Ek. Raddysh could be a total bust immediately from year one.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Me too, I am glad the Leafs aren't but for those that are...

Brother they're being run by the guy that was the poster boy for incompetence during his last run as GM

 

[93gilmour93]

Over 2000 posts

Center of the Hockey Universe

 

[Buckley]

Marchand was playing at a Conn Smythe level a year ago. As a 5M player I'm pretty sure we'll get a couple of good seasons out of him. Same with Ek. Raddysh could be a total bust immediately from year one.

Okay, you win. Everything Florida does is great and everything Toronto does is terrible. Meanwhile, when raddysh is making $3.3 million in actual dollars when he is 36, I'm sure it will be impossible for the leafs to trade him. What team could possibly want to take on that financial burden?

 

[HockeyVirus]

Surprised that the TSN panel aren't completely sold on him yet but they knew Radish was going to get paid and Toronto desperately need him.

Overdrive has sadly gone downhill pretty quickly the last 16 months

 

[Kwelve]

"Jeff Finger Vibes"

 

[Leaf Fans]

Brother they're being run by the guy that was the poster boy for incompetence during his last run as GM

10 years ago he was GM of an incompetent organization. He is not now.

 

[Leaf Fans]

"Jeff Finger Vibes"

Yeah, that 4 year contract.

 

[tbcwpg]

10 years ago he was GM of an incompetent organization. He is not now.

Remains to be seen.

I don't think the deal is all that bad though. He's a good player, they need defence (though his defence ironically is not great), and you have to overpay sometimes. They don't have a 1st for the next two years, may as well go for it in that time.

 

[Leafshater67]

McKenna and Knies will be how old going into season 6 of this deal, when it becomes a real problem ?

That’s only two players, one involved in heavy trade talks. They need to win now to keep Matthews around

 

[stealth1]

10 years ago he was GM of an incompetent organization. He is not now.

What do you think MLSE is?

 

[Peasy]

Remains to be seen.

I don't think the deal is all that bad though. He's a good player, they need defence (though his defence ironically is not great), and you have to overpay sometimes. They don't have a 1st for the next two years, may as well go for it in that time.

They desperately need defence that can move the puck from the back end and that is what he can do.

 

[pth2]

No, you can't. Where did relying on Marchand get Florida last season? At the end of the day, the contract to each of Marchand. Eklbad and Raddysh are equally irrational because none of them can maintain a high level of play by the end of these contracts. That's just the nature of signing a professional athlete to a long term contract at that age. You hope to get a few good years out of it and then worry about the rest of it later.

These signings of older players are only rational for teams trying to maintain a level of excellence, knowing the dropoff will come later, at a point where team performance is expected to decline regardless.

OTOH, the Leafs got a surprise gift of a #1 overall and really should be planning around that for a rebuild, not signing guys who will get in the way once it's time to rebuild around McKenna and Knies.

 

[pth2]

That’s only two players, one involved in heavy trade talks. They need to win now to keep Matthews around

Well, I think planning on moving Matthews and co should be part of the plan, too. Still, if they want to plan on competing in the short term, it shouldn't be at the expense of the future.

 

[stealth1]

They desperately need defence that can move the puck from the back end and that is what he can do.

I agree they needed that. I'm not a fan of the term or the NMC.

 

[stealth1]

Well, I think planning on moving Matthews and co should be part of the plan, too. Still, if they want to plan on competing in the short term, it shouldn't be at the expense of the future.

I agree but this is MLSE. They want that playoff revenue.

 

[Zybalto]

"Jeff Finger Vibes"

"same vibes"

 

[sd1976]

Tampa's offer was 5 Years at 5.5 aav. So I don't blame hit at all for leaving and taking 8 years at 8.5 aav.

Rumour has it their last offer was 6x6.5 and they were told he was going to UFA. It’s a pretty well known fact regardless that this was another Pyjama situation.

 

[TotalHomer]

Okay, you win. Everything Florida does is great and everything Toronto does is terrible. Meanwhile, when raddysh is making $3.3 million in actual dollars when he is 36, I'm sure it will be impossible for the leafs to trade him. What team could possibly want to take on that financial burden?

the cap maybe goes up by 20% the next few years, Raddysh will be anchor with contract if he doesn't do what he did this year. You should hope that he doesn't go back to being a 30 point player who's more suspect defensively than Rielly.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Remains to be seen.

I don't think the deal is all that bad though. He's a good player, they need defence (though his defence ironically is not great), and you have to overpay sometimes. They don't have a 1st for the next two years, may as well go for it in that time.

During free agency the Leafs will overpay like every one else.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

10 years ago he was GM of an incompetent organization. He is not now.

Have we been watching the same team? It's been an incompetent organization for... Hell, longer than I've been alive.