Very happy to see this announced today ( although I knew it was going to happen, but kept it quite anyway ) Richie has nearly everything you'd want on a good D man. Ok, he is not the type of player to go in and give huge hits to opposition forwards. However, he rarely gives up the puck under pressure, does not take stupid penalties, he is very clever positionally, scores important goals at crucial times, manages to avoid big hits intended to hurt him as he does the right thing with the puck at the right time. On top of all that, he is a Brit and having spent 9 seasons with us, I'd say the city and people of Cardiff had a lot to do with him continuing his career here ( plus a hopefully lucrative testimonial ) a very unsung hero of our team !!
