Tak7
Registered User
You fail to realize that Richards is broken. His body has aged with all the miles and he is not that big to start with. That being said, the Kings need another d-man so something has to give.
While Clarkson's contract is not great, he is still producing. He was never going to be a 35 goal scorer. He was supposed to be a 20-25 goal scorer, a character guy, a guy with grit and someone that wanted to be a Leaf. He still is all those things. I would hazard to guess, if he stays healthy that his contract will be the last thing on fans minds 3 years down the road.
Clarkson isn't broken?
He's 30, can't keep up with the game like Richards.
There's absolutely nothing correct about your description of Clarkson either.
20-25 goals? How long ago was that?
Grit / determination? He doesn't show it.
Character guy? Completely irrelevant when it comes to placing a valuation on a player.