biodork Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 It's been a funny roller-coaster the last week. Up until 6/23 I never thought we had a shot at B. Richards, so I wasn't worried about it. Then the acquisitions of Regehr and Erhoff really had me believing it was possible, even probable, and I was pretty excited about it. Yesterday hearing that they took their name out of the hat early on and "just" signed Leino was kind of a letdown. But at this point, I really feel like they did the right thing. After all the talk from Morris and Richards about how he wants play for a contender, yadda yadda yadda, and then the BS move they pulled with admitting Rangers had last rights to match (and now signing with them today), I don't want that guy on my team. I look forward a Sabres sweep of the Rangers this upcoming season and/or playoffs and watching Regehr knock Richards on his a$$ multiple times. :thumbsup: Edit: Just saw terms of NY deal. Still don't like that he seems to have played everyone yesterday after supposedly being the nice guy who didn't want to waste anyone's time with trading his rights before July 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Not a crazy contract at all. Still, I was never that sold on the guy given his age and concussion problems. I really think he benefited from being the best FA available in a weak market overall. Is he really a franchise player? When you see the numbers that have flown around this week, that really isn't disgusting. And I agree he is more of a "core" type player and not franchise. I'd compare him to Vanek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiftyone Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 The amount of money Richards got makes me like the Leino deal quite a bit less. And I wasn't thrilled with it from the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevecana Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Richards signs with the Rangers, 9 years 6.5 per Not too bad of a deal IMO..i thought he would command more in the 7.5 to 8 per year range. Unfortunately for Richards, he will become another Ranger flame out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Richards signs with the Rangers, 9 years 6.5 per Not too bad of a deal IMO..i thought he would command more in the 7.5 to 8 per year range. Unfortunately for Richards, he will become another Ranger flame out. There's this. Is anyone right now thinking "Oh man, better watch out for the Rangers this year?" An OK team added a nice player. That's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 The amount of money Richards got makes me like the Leino deal quite a bit less. And I wasn't thrilled with it from the start. Why? He left money on the table to play w/ the Rangers. That deal wasn't offered to the Sabres or any other team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Not a crazy contract at all. Still, I was never that sold on the guy given his age and concussion problems. I really think he benefited from being the best FA available in a weak market overall. Is he really a franchise player? Dallas sure thought he was a franchise player. I guess the big question is, did he play like a franchise player on a team with limited skill around him? He was basically a PPG guy while there. And wasn't he a playoff MVP too? I'd say if he isn't a franchise player he's pretty damned close. Was that his first concussion last season or were there more? At $6.5M average I'm a bit jealous. I think I'll probably get over it 4 years from now when he's on the downhill though. :clapping: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 can we offer sheet Dubinsky now just to piss off the rags? lets force them to match something a bit higher than he's worth just because i hate the rangers for being the rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerme1 Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 He would have been the final piece for us. But whatever. Not meant to be and sure as hell seems like it was rigged for NY all along and perhaps he would have been better off to tell teams that he is shopping NY only. I would have done this contract for him without thinking twice. Time to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 9 years at $6.5 AaV for Richards and Rangers. So only $1.2 mil. more per year than our own "franchise" player Jason Pominville? :D (cheap shot, but I couldn't resist!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Why? He left money on the table to play w/ the Rangers. That deal wasn't offered to the Sabres or any other team. He basically gave them a "hometown discount". He would have cost the Sabres a lot more i think. I'm not disappointed that he is not going to be a Sabre. I think it would have handcuffed us in the future to sign players like Myers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Brad Richards has chosen to play with the New York Rangers and will agree to a nine-year deal for $60 million. The Hockey News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 The Hockey News You've been here long enough to know that this didn't need a new thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldo Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Who would have guessed? He said he wanted New York. He got New York..I like the fact you started a new thread. :clapping: I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 You've been here long enough to know that this didn't need a new thread. I only saw a thread whose topic was that he wasn't going to be signed by Bflo. Did I overlook the other thread whose topic was his destination? I guess it's because I haven't been around much this past season, but have the rules changed? Are all updates about a player supposed to be in one thread regardless of whether the thread title suggests a different discussion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerme1 Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Now you've done it. The thread starting police ar ecoming at you with pitchforks! Stand up to them and they will quietly go away but they will hold it against you for a number of months. But anyway, why did you start a thread on this? It is clearly mention in some other all about brad thread. It's not shocking he chose NY. For a number of reasons. Single guy likes the big city etc etc oh and the fact that he knew he was going to Rags probably this time last year. What a charade. We did well by staying out of the loonie loop I guess. Was a complete waste of time chasing this guy. too bad I wanyted him and he was a perfect fit for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Now you've done it. The thread starting police ar ecoming at you with pitchforks! Stand up to them and they will quietly go away but they will hold it against you for a number of months. But anyway, why did you start a thread on this? It is clearly mention in some other all about brad thread. I checked THN, saw the news, and didn't see the thread to which you refer, unless you mean the thread that's about Bflo being out of the derby. Given that the topic of the Leino thread has devolved to anything but Leino, I'm not too terribly concerned about the Thread Police's disapproving glares. ;) It's not shocking he chose NY. For a number of reasons. Single guy likes the big city etc etc oh and the fact that he knew he was going to Rags probably this time last year. What a charade. We did well by staying out of the loonie loop I guess. Was a complete waste of time chasing this guy. too bad I wanyted him and he was a perfect fit for us. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 At least it was the Rangers instead of LA or Toronto. Both LA and Buffalo have a better chance at going deep into the playoffs than New York and frankly I wouldn't be shocked if Toronto won a cup before the Rangers do! New York is where star players go to rot away into obscurity... have fun Brad. Hope you meet the woman of your dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightrider Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Sorry, after reading Campy's thread, I had to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Sorry, after reading Campy's thread, I had to. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.