Mike Richards FA comparables

[Moses]

Filppula at $5.0M until 2018
Grabovski at $5.0M until 2018
Bolland at $5.5M until 2019
Dubinsky at $5.8M until 2021
Richards at $5.75M until 2020

If Richards was a UFA this summer would be inline for about a 5 year deal worth $5M+ per season, no? That seems to be about the going rate for a late 20's 2/3 line centre.

Richards is just sitting there on waivers for the taking.

What teams are (or have been) on the market for a 2/3 line centre in free agency for for the last few summers?

I just can't see anyway that the Oilers pass on Richards.

[The Comish]

Damn, I'd take Filppula and Dubinsky for $$ and term, but the others are bad to brutal.

[Moses]

Damn, I'd take Filppula and Dubinsky for $$ and term, but the others are bad to brutal.

Teams still sign them.

I thought of another one. Not quite the same but...

Vincent Lecavalier's Statue ($4.5M until 2018)

[red36]

I think you might be giving Richards to much credit. He is playing only 13:40 a night. His PKTOI is below a minute and his PPTOi is 1:23. Winning only 48% of draws.

That being said he would still get overpaid but I think better comparables might be:

Horcoff/Bolland - 5.5
Weiss - 4.9
Lecavalier/Laich - 4.5
Cullen - 3.5
Stoll - 3.25
Stajan - 3.125
Legwand - 3

Richards is past his prime. This is his second season of being pretty bad. Where ever he goes it will be just another Weiss or Lecavalier story. I am hoping I am wrong but I doubt he will ever break 55pts or have the upside to do so like Dubinsky or Filpula

[Dobber]

Filppula at $5.0M until 2018
Grabovski at $5.0M until 2018
Bolland at $5.5M until 2019
Dubinsky at $5.8M until 2021
Richards at $5.75M until 2020

If Richards was a UFA this summer would be inline for about a 5 year deal worth $5M+ per season, no? That seems to be about the going rate for a late 20's 2/3 line centre.

Richards is just sitting there on waivers for the taking.

What teams are (or have been) on the market for a 2/3 line centre in free agency for for the last few summers?

I just can't see anyway that the Oilers pass on Richards.

No, Richards has been in decline for awhile. What he will get this summer is not that far off of what Derek Roy got. There's your comparable.

[Moses]

I think you might be giving Richards to much credit. He is playing only 13:40 a night. His PKTOI is below a minute and his PPTOi is 1:23. Winning only 48% of draws.

That being said he would still get overpaid but I think better comparables might be:

Horcoff/Bolland - 5.5
Weiss - 4.9
Lecavalier/Laich - 4.5
Cullen - 3.5
Stoll - 3.25
Stajan - 3.125
Legwand - 3

Richards is past his prime. This is his second season of being pretty bad. Where ever he goes it will be just another Weiss or Lecavalier story. I am hoping I am wrong but I doubt he will ever break 55pts or have the upside to do so like Dubinsky or Filpula

Weiss. That is another good comparable. Signed last year for $4.9M until 2018

[bondon]

Interesting comparables and perspective. The one thing I have to say though is I wouldn't name Mike Richards in the same breath as Dubinsky. Not by a long shot. That guy is worth every cent.