MR will make it back if and when he restructures his contract, like Peyton!! I don't even know if you can do this in hockey? Anyway, he could be back after a buyout, but not with LA! He will be cheap after a buyout!
Mike Richards IV: Started From The Bottom, Still Here *MOD WARNING Post #194*
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Raccoon Jesus
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You cannot, NHL contracts are guaranteed. Buyout or 100$ (mutually-agreed upon) waivers are the only ways out unless I'm missing something. If he got the Brad Richards treatment he'd surely find an employer since he'd still be getting his money and could sign elsewhere for league minimum. I doubt very much that DL wants to do any of that...paying him to go play for someone else.
Agreed. I'd like to think Richards CAN be the superior player to both Stoll AND Shore but it's contingent on his defensive awareness. Stoll sucks hard, but even in the Pens game he was lifting sticks right in front of Quick.
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No Richards no first Cup. Easy as that. I don't care where he's at now or what the hive mind in Philly thinks. They can have fun being a fringe playoff team.
Reading about Patrick Elias makes me really respect Richards even more. Elias who's 38 will not accept being a 4th line player. Richards who's in his prime and much more valuable than we Elias is willing to be demoted, even to the minors and not even say a word.
Although I still think LA gets in, I believe the kings are currently also a fringe playoff team.
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haha ya cause that was the part that I pointed out?
This trade keeps being defended by both sides and honestly both sides are right. it was the perfect deal for both organizations.
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Honestly not sure what point you were trying to make. The mutual benefits of the trade is currently being pissed away by one of the two parties involved.
What Bunk said.
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It was a great deal both ways. It helped the Kings win a Cup and it helped Philly down the road. It doesn't matter what Richards is doing now.
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If we're gonna get real technically the Kings have also pulled the same act both years they won the Cup and have been to three straight conference finals. The Kings and Flyers aren't even comparable.
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Don't see how anyone couldn't realize it was a good trade for the Kings even though Richards is under performing now. He helped change the Team's locker room and helped win 2 cups, especially the 1st one. That makes it worth any challenges his contract/play bring the next few years.
You know... I bet in a year or 2 Richards will be a lot easier to move with a shorter contract. 
Seriously.... this team is going to need some luck to make the playoffs this year, and will probably have a worse roster next year thanks to the cap. What's the problem with playing Richards 20 minuets a night next year if the playoffs look to be a longer shot then this year?
Seriously.... this team is going to need some luck to make the playoffs this year, and will probably have a worse roster next year thanks to the cap. What's the problem with playing Richards 20 minuets a night next year if the playoffs look to be a longer shot then this year?
Ziggy Stardust
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It's a bit alarming when you watch footage of Richards' play from 2012 and 2013 compared to his play the past two seasons.
What's most obvious is his skating. He moved around the ice just fine before, but the past two years he looked like he had anchors tied to his skates.
His reflexes also slowed down quite a bit. He used to make quicker plays with the puck, but then he suddenly developed cement hands and could barely make any tape-to-tape passes and would just pass within the general vicinity of a teammate.
These changes in his play were very visual, and it has me thinking that his problems have more to do with him being physically unable to do the things he used to be capable of.
If Richards was still playing anywhere near his play from 2012 or 2013, he'd be in the lineup, especially over a waste of roster space like Stoll.
What's most obvious is his skating. He moved around the ice just fine before, but the past two years he looked like he had anchors tied to his skates.
His reflexes also slowed down quite a bit. He used to make quicker plays with the puck, but then he suddenly developed cement hands and could barely make any tape-to-tape passes and would just pass within the general vicinity of a teammate.
These changes in his play were very visual, and it has me thinking that his problems have more to do with him being physically unable to do the things he used to be capable of.
If Richards was still playing anywhere near his play from 2012 or 2013, he'd be in the lineup, especially over a waste of roster space like Stoll.
You know... I bet in a year or 2 Richards will be a lot easier to move with a shorter contract.
Seriously.... this team is going to need some luck to make the playoffs this year, and will probably have a worse roster next year thanks to the cap. What's the problem with playing Richards 20 minuets a night next year if the playoffs look to be a longer shot then this year?
Seirously, if you're serious, get your head down cause there's a salvo on its way.
Herby
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You know... I bet in a year or 2 Richards will be a lot easier to move with a shorter contract.
Seriously.... this team is going to need some luck to make the playoffs this year, and will probably have a worse roster next year thanks to the cap. What's the problem with playing Richards 20 minuets a night next year if the playoffs look to be a longer shot then this year?
The Kings could match Richards up against guys like Getzlaf, Toews, Seguin every night, sure why not.
Who is the projected #1 pick in 2016?
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And which is more likely to continue; Andreoff or Richards? You think Andreoff finsihes the season with 100 points if he stays in the AHL?
You got some plug who could write a book on NHL press boxes and got lucky for seven games versus an NHL veteran who has produced at a first line NHL level in the past. You think Andreoff would even come close to Richards over a season? Post it 1,000 times if you want, it's just cherry picking numbers.
Maybe we can discuss Andreoff's NHL numbers someday. That's assuming Andreoff ever gets some NHL numbers.
Ahem... Voynov.
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