DiPietro Deal Deja-vu?

In a rather interesting move, the Phlyer locked away Mike Richards for 12-years @ $5.75MM/year, that's a shorter term than Ricky's deal but pays out more per season.  I don't really watch the Flyers since Roenick left several years back, but I don't think he has the skills to justify this move. I will say that Richards seems to be a hardworking, honest player and it is less of a risk than for a Yashin-type. But as with the DiPietro deal, there is far too much that can happen in 10 years, let alone 12 or 15.....