Sportsnet Writer Luke Fox (6/19/26)
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NHL Today is brought to you by Elite Promotional Marketing. Your local branded merchandise specialist. Head to ElitePromoMarketing.com. It was a busy day in the NHL today. It started off with the Toronto Maple Leafs making a big splash. They have acquired defenseman Darren Radish from the Tampa Bay Lightning in a sign and a trade deal. The Lightning get back a fifth round pick. Radish, 30 years old, goes to Toronto with a brand new eight-year contract that will pay him $8.5 million annually. He's going to be able to ride that contract out. until he's 38 years old, so a pretty sweet deal for him. Ron France is back in an NHL front office, signing with the Pittsburgh Penguins as a special advisor, and Jonathan Taves is officially calling it a career.
He returned to the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets at the beginning of the year. His history before that speaks for itself. Three Stanley Cups with the Chicago Blackhawks, two gold medals at the Olympics in 2010 and 2014. We're going to get into it now. Our spotlight conversation for this hour will be with Luke Fox coming up shortly. And it's brought to you by Cowan Graphics. From fleet wraps to signage, quality graphic solutions without compromise. Visit cowan.ca. Caught up with Luke a little bit earlier today. Here's that conversation. All right. Now joined by Sportsnet's Luke Fox. Luke, how are you doing today?
I'm doing well. Busy, but doing well.
Yeah, it's an absolutely crazy time on your side of the country right now. I mean, we'll start off with it. What were your thoughts on the Darren Radish deal between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning?
Well, I wasn't totally surprised because the whispers that the Maple Leafs were interested in Radish go back to the Trey Living era. I figured that Toronto would take a run at him. They haven't had a right shot yet. threat with the the old clap bomb from the point um on the power play especially in a long time and and you you factor in that radish is from toronto from the area the leafs have cap space we're one of a number of teams willing to to shell out the money uh that we get probably the best offensive right shot i mean we'll see what happens with with rasmus anderson but it's a thin ufa market toronto has cap space they're trying to make the playoffs next year so it does make a ton of sense um are they going to regret committing 8.5 times eight to a guy that that only has one 70 point season hell of a season but he's playing with nikita kucherov and he's
I mean, what timing for the guy, right? As a late bloomer, undrafted player. But it makes a ton of sense for what the Leafs need and the urgency to be a playoff team again.
For sure. Morgan Riley has been taking the brunt as that number one D-man for a very long time now. And with the addition of Radish, I mean, how does that play a factor with his story in Toronto?
Yeah, and it's really fascinating because Riley, up until this season, he has full no-move protection. He's signed through 2030. I mean, you guys are very familiar with a similar situation with Darnell Nurse in your market. And he's, you know, he loves being a Leaf. But I felt in speaking to him towards the end of the season, he had never felt
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