Lightning's Darren Raddysh still chasing astounding $1 million feat
This season has been an astonishing one for the Tampa Bay defenseman.
Lightning's Darren Raddysh still chasing astounding $1 million feat originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Darren Raddysh has put together an absurd, remarkable season.
He had 70 points (including 22 goals) in 73 regular season games. And as far as the realm of things that are possible, this came pretty much out of nowhere. "What a remarkably odd career trajectory," writes Matt Larkin of Daily Faceoff on Friday.
"Raddysh didn’t play a full NHL campaign until he was 27. He brought secondary offense to the Bolts for a couple years, but his role exploded this season with Victor Hedman struggling to stay healthy. " MORE: Sidney Crosby is a bad omen for Connor McDavid Part of the added intrigue around Raddysh is that he's a free agent after this offseason.
He'll be a fascinating evaluation for every team, including Tampa Bay if the Lightning want to bring him back. The crazy part is that Raddysh is going to earn himself an exponential raise -- he's never even made $1 million for a season in his NHL career. "The Bolts have obvious interest in re-signing him, and he continues to be a vital cog this postseason, averaging north of 25 minutes a game, but Raddysh has never even earned $1 million in a season," Larkin writes.