The Leafs will reportedly buy out the remaining three years of Darcy Tucker's contract at $6 million total. Tucker's production certainly dropped off last year likely as a result of the appearance of Jason Blake chewing up his ice time. Also Tucker looked unhappy in Toronto. The gritty right wing has a few good years left in him and would be a welcome addition to any team that is lacking in grit or high energy players. If I had to bet I would say he would stay in the Eastern Conference. He would be a great replacement for Sean Avery in New York but with a salary the size of his I doubt that will happen. Atlanta might be interested in his services but their major concern is not grit, its scoring and defense and pretty much everything else. Much like Gary Roberts, I would love to see this type of player come to Buffalo.
According to TSN, The Lightning will offer Vinny Lecavalier what is essentially a lifetime contract at $77 million over nine years. The contract will take him until he is 37. My feelings on this are similar to my feelings on the Ovechkin contract: It is a big risk, likely with a big reward but there are too many "ifs" in professional sports to be throwing that kind of money over such an extended period of time. Lecavalier has had some injuries and there is no telling what could happen to him. The contract would have a cap hit of $8.55 million and the Lightning may need to
hand Stamkos a huge contract three years from now or risk losing him not to mention Martin St. Louis' contract runs up in three years as well. I doubt St. Louis will stick around to be honest, even if they can afford to keep him.
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