Will the Tampa Bay Lightning have the option to maintain defenseman Darren Raddysh?
Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period joined Sirius XM NHL Network Radio with Steve Kouleas and Carter Hutton on Wednesday. Pagnotta was asked about defenseman Darren Raddysh and can sign an extension with the Tampa Bay Lightning or go to July 1st.
NHLRumors.com Transcriptions
Steve Kouleas: “We all the time have time for our next guest, Sirius XM, NHL Network, Fourth Period Insider, Dave Pagnotta is back, Dave, we covered so many neat storylines in the primary hour, including Darren Raddysh. Three points helped turn the sport around yesterday. 20 goals, 64 on the yr. Profession earnings, $4.6 million. He’s going to get more in his bonus and in his first yr, next yr, my friend. Will or not it’s in Tampa? Welcome.”
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Dave Pagnotta: “Thanks. Yeah, he’s going to money in quite nicely on his next contract, and well deserved. You saw the incline of his game the last couple of seasons. I don’t think anybody anticipated to get to this level offensively, especially, nevertheless it has been on the up, and the chance that he’s been given in Tampa to use his talents, and we’ll see what the number falls in at. We all know that the rough talk is taking a look at the JJ Moser variety of contract. I don’t know if that’s realistic in Tampa, but they’ll proceed the conversations.
He might be the top-prize defenseman available in the market if he hits July 1 as an unrestricted free agent. Up front, it might be as of now, Alex Tuckh if he goes to July 1, but Raddysh and the Tampa Bay Lightning, were looking around for defensemen as well ahead of the trade deadline, searching for any person with term that they will add into the combination.
In the event that they’re going to bring Raddysh back, it’s going to be on a lengthier deal, nevertheless it would must obviously make the cash work. I don’t think something around $6 million might work per yr on an AAV, but when he does are available, around $4.5 million to $5 million per yr could be a bit of more palatable for the Bolts.”
NHLRumors.com Note: Raddysh is ending up a two-year deal that carries a $975,000 AAV. So he might be getting an enormous bump. Even with the salary cap rising, the Lightning may not have the option to pay Raddysh as much as Moser, who signed an eight-year contract extension on December 27, 2025, with an AAV of $6.75 million.
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We all know through the years, GM Julien BriseBois has a price and would really like to get that player to his price, or that player could leave. But Raddysh has found himself in Jon Cooper’s system. Can he do this elsewhere?
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