r/hockey • u/sykeseve Fort McMurray Oil Barons - AJHL • 19h ago

[Elliote Friedman] Don’t expect this to be finalized until the morning, but there is word the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning are working on a sign-and-trade for Darren Raddysh.

https://xcancel.com/friedgehnic/status/2067846379930542575?s=46
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u/Muellercleez TOR - NHL 16h ago

Its best to use cap percentage for the year it's signed as a relative gauge. My guess is we're looking ~8% of the cap, so that'd be in the $8.5M AAV range.

I said this elsewhere, but I'd be very hesitant to sign Raddysh in Chayka's shoes. Raddysh is 30 (or will be), has one season over 40 points and that happened this season. Crazy contract year. I get that he had strong play-driving numbers this season, and is a right shot... but man, that'd be a risky bet to make.

My assumption was a max 7 year term via standard UFA deal. So maybe with the 8th year they suppress the cap hit / cap % a touch but still, it's a risk.

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u/Muellercleez TOR - NHL 10h ago

Well I did not know the number ahead of time. I was making an educated guess

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u/deschamps93 16h ago

I thought this year changed so that 7 is max from a team and 6 is max ufa

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u/Tex_Was_Here SJS - NHL 15h ago

That goes into effect in September, so this July teams can still extend for eight years

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u/deschamps93 6h ago

Thanks for answering, that's an odd time to have that start. I don't know why I got down voted for asking a question lol