In today’s NY
Post, Larry Brooks writes there is a new asking price from Joe Nieuwendyk
for Brad Richards in Artem Anisimov, a top prospect and a first round
pick. This demand is certainly lower
than what Brooks said the demand was last
week. The key to evaluating the
demand would be in knowing which prospect it was that Nieuwendyk is
seeking. The popular belief/wish this
morning among Rangers fans is that it is Grachev. Possible this is the actual case, but also
seems like wishful thinking that a guy Rangers fans are all too happy to get
rid of would be the one a team is demanding for a guy they want. Dallas very well could be asking for Chris
Kreider or Dylan McIlrath, who they were apparently intent on taking in this
year’s draft before the Rangers grabbed him at 10.
Darren Dreger
tweets that unless something changes, Richards will not be leaving Dallas
today.
Helene Elliot in LA
Times and Elliote
Freidman of Hockey Night In Canada both believe that the Stars will hold
onto Richards if they think he can be re-signed.
Jesse Spector tweets “Pierre
McGuire inserts McDonagh into Richards rumors, a name that should make it
instant hang-up-the-phone time for Sather.”
Jesse is absolutely right and if Sather did pull the trigger on a move
like that there would be a riot.
