9 yrs. at 58.5 million. The Sabres could have afforded that but I bet the reports yesterday were true - he was willing to give the Rangers the chance to match any offer - and they did. He wanted to play there.
9 yrs. at 58.5 million. The Sabres could have afforded that but I bet the reports yesterday were true - he was willing to give the Rangers the chance to match any offer - and they did. He wanted to play there.
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I wish free agents would just shut the F up when it comes down to free agency sometimes. All the, "I want to play for a contender", "I want to go to a place without a lot of media (unconfirmed)" and "I will give every offer serious consideration" is all crap sometimes. I know it is a "game" they play, but they could still do it without giving fans false hope. It came out almost immediately that he wanted the Rangers and that they had the last shot at it.
"A lot of media" can be translated - I want to go where I can escape the local media. Very hard to do in Buffalo even if we only had one newspaper and one radio station........Originally Posted by chernobylwraiths
They will NEVER escape the media, wherever they go. The only good thing about going to a place like NYC is that they will be anonymous. There are so many people and in the city baseball and football are king, nobody will give a crap about them."A lot of media" can be translated - I want to go where I can escape the local media. Very hard to do in Buffalo even if we only had one newspaper and one radio station........
That was my point. Once they give their 10 second sound bite they are gone.
I don't think it is any worse here than anywhere else media wise, and a whole lot better than many others. We only have a few here, where the bigger markets have one from each paper and publication.
The biggest difference is the lack of barrier between fans and players here. There, they probably hardly ever mingle in their every day lives with fans. Here, they have no choice.
9 years, 60 million, and NHL hasnt approved the deal yet either, but it should go through no problem unless its seriously front loaded.
Well Brad,dont let the door hit your tushi on the way out.
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he was never here so that really doesn't apply.Well Brad,dont let the door hit your tushi on the way out.
Exactly. The Sabres made the right move. He had no intention of going anywhere else.
The Sabres got their plan B; if they had stuck with trying for Richards they would have been left with nothing.
Good move Darcy!
Frankly...I think the rangers overpaid
I've upped my standards...now up yours
NY Rangers...where FA go to die...Good luck with that.
Hate on hockeybuzz.com all you want, but 'Garth' stated on 97Rock Friday AM that Richards to the Rangers was pretty much a done deal.
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Actually, you might have to give him a little more credit than that, he has been on more than usual this season.
Agreed. He seems to be more of a true 'insider' than 99.9% of the rest of these dumbasses claim to be.
Alot of $$$ for a 20 goal scorer.....
Im glad he did not come to Buffalo for that type of cash......
Good player but not a ELITE player in the NHL.........
Remember his coach from Tampa is the coach at NY now Tort's.......
I figured that was his 1st choice....
Why not "elite", because he doesn't score goals?
Looks like I'll have to move Marion Gaborik to my Fantasy Hockey "Keepers" list
And that's what makes Richards so valuable. It's not the goals he scores, it's the goals he helps others score. Imagine Vanek or Stafford on his line.
I'd have given Richards a 6.5 cap hit in the blink of an eye. That's pretty good for a top-10 point producer
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