Mike Richards (Warning in OP)

[KopitarFAN]

Hey Guys,
I was just wondering if Richie has done any autograph signings in LA, or if someone knows a website I can keep an eye on. The major sites like Steiners, AJ Sportsworld and signings hotline, seem to list players in the eastern conference and anyone in the west is a rarity.

Any help would be great! Thanks guys

Every once in a while it will pop up on the Kings twitter feed that a player or two is making an appearance at a store somewhere, usually a lower tier player (King, Nolan, Lewis etc), since he is never among those players (at least not that I have seen), my guess would be no, he doesn't.

 

[Ollie Weeks]

Kopitar will get around 8.0 Million.

It will also fit in the cap, Dean will create the space needed. It won't be by trading Richards or Brown either.

I'd say this is pretty likely as well.

 

[damacles1156]

I'd say this is pretty likely as well.

I think Kopitar will get more than that now. Toews/Kane have set the market.

Toews is nearly identical in Kopitar career progression. Kopitar will get in the 10 million range.

 

[Ollie Weeks]

LOL somehow I had entirely forgotten about those ludicrous extensions in Chicago. Yeah, they could make things interesting.

 

[damacles1156]

LOL somehow I had entirely forgotten about those ludicrous extensions in Chicago. Yeah, they could make things interesting.

Kopitar's agent will ask for 10.5 or around that. I think they settle at 9.7 for 8 years. That's around 78 million dollars, plenty of money for Kopitar.

 

[KopitarFAN]

Kopitar's agent will ask for 10.5 or around that. I think they settle at 9.7 for 8 years. That's around 78 million dollars, plenty of money for Kopitar.

I tend to agree. If nothing else, the years bought will drive it down slightly.

 

[kingsfan]

Kopitar's agent will ask for Toews/Kane's money + a mark up. DL will counter with Just above Doughty money, and they will settle somewhere in between, likely close to Toews/Kane numbers. $9 - $9.5 million per for 5-8 years sounds about right.

 

[KopitarFAN]

Kopitar's agent will ask for Toews/Kane's money + a mark up. DL will counter with Just above Doughty money, and they will settle somewhere in between, likely close to Toews/Kane numbers. $9 - $9.5 million per for 5-8 years sounds about right.

No reason for it not to be 8 years, for either side. For the player, he won't be young enough to get another long-term deal, and for the team, lower the cap hit.

 

[kingsfan]

No reason for it not to be 8 years, for either side. For the player, he won't be young enough to get another long-term deal, and for the team, lower the cap hit.

I expect eight, but who knows.

 

[no name]

I hope it's closer to 6 for that amount of coin.

 

[Buddy The Elf]

Hey Guys,
I was just wondering if Richie has done any autograph signings in LA, or if someone knows a website I can keep an eye on. The major sites like Steiners, AJ Sportsworld and signings hotline, seem to list players in the eastern conference and anyone in the west is a rarity.

Any help would be great! Thanks guys

I think Tip-A-King is going to be your best bet for that sort of thing. That or lurk around the Kings practice facility and hope to catch him coming or going.

 

[Hatter]

I think Tip-A-King is going to be your best bet for that sort of thing. That or lurk around the Kings practice facility and hope to catch him coming or going.

I havent been down there in a couple years. I used to go all the time and watch practice etc... Do they still even park in the front since winning 2 cups? Or have they moved to the back with the stuck up lakers? lol

 

[Buddy The Elf]

I havent been down there in a couple years. I used to go all the time and watch practice etc... Do they still even park in the front since winning 2 cups? Or have they moved to the back with the stuck up lakers? lol

I've only been there for prospect tournaments years ago so I really have no idea. My guess is they probably have private parking if that is available.

 

[Bankerguy]

Hey guys,

How has Mike Richards played so far this year?

I see he hasnt put up a lot of points, but has he been a beast defensively? winning draws, hitting, breaking up plays etc?
Or has his overall game slid as much as his point totals has?

I noticed he makes close to 6 million a year. I wonder if he might be traded for cap reasons.
thanks!

 

[deeshamrock]

Hey guys,

How has Mike Richards played so far this year?

I see he hasnt put up a lot of points, but has he been a beast defensively? winning draws, hitting, breaking up plays etc?
Or has his overall game slid as much as his point totals has?

I noticed he makes close to 6 million a year. I wonder if he might be traded for cap reasons.
thanks!

For the most part, he's played well; been pretty solid every game. His stick has been pretty active, as far as disrupting play and has played with a good amount of energy and hustle. He's played on 3 different lines with different linemates and LW for awhile, pretty much being a very good soldier, doing whatever Sutter asks of him ,averages about 16 min. per game.

Not likely to be traded.

 

[Bankerguy]

For the most part, he's played well; been pretty solid every game. His stick has been pretty active, as far as disrupting play and has played with a good amount of energy and hustle. He's played on 3 different lines with different linemates and LW for awhile, pretty much being a very good soldier, doing whatever Sutter asks of him ,averages about 16 min. per game.

Not likely to be traded.

If he's bounced around the line up its probably just a matter of time until he starts putting up more points then.

cool. thanks,

 

[triplcrown]

I predict Mike will soon get going offensively, finish with around 50 points, and be traded with Nolan to Toronto in June for draft picks.

 

[KingCanadain1976]

I predict Mike will soon get going offensively, finish with around 50 points, and be traded with Nolan to Toronto in June for draft picks.

So not really liking your prediction any team would be better except the leafs However a 1st that isn't lotto protected would make it up to me.

 

[Johnny Utah]

For the most part, he's played well; been pretty solid every game. His stick has been pretty active, as far as disrupting play and has played with a good amount of energy and hustle. He's played on 3 different lines with different linemates and LW for awhile, pretty much being a very good soldier, doing whatever Sutter asks of him ,averages about 16 min. per game.

Not likely to be traded.

Is this a joke? 2 assists in 8 games. I said it over the summer and will say it again. He will get dealt or bought out. He is not the same player from years back.

Besides that concussion in his first year as a King, he was the somewhat the Mike Richards' of old; hitting, fighting, short handed goals, big hits and clutch goals in the regular season and playoffs.

In the lockout shortened season as a King, he was almost a point per game player and had another good showing in the playoffs.

Last year he was awful in regular season and playoffs and looks to be headed downhill.

A lot of us called this awhile back...that with his size, the way he plays and body type, he would start going downhill at an earlier age than a Jeff Carter, who is taller and in better shape.

 

[Herby]

I think it falls somewhere between what you guys are saying. Not nearly as good dee say, not nearly as bad as Johnny says.

I think he has been better this year, last year there were many games where he was the worst player on the ice for the Kings. I still think he should have been bought out because he just isn't close to the player that signed the contract, but if it didn't happen last summer it's probably not going to happen, atleast not from a buyout.

I don't really care about the hitting or fighting crap, Johnny does bring up a good point about the SH chances, that was one of the things I was most excited about getting with Richards. At one point he was one of the most dangerous, if not the mot dangerous player in the league SH, that along with many things in his game just completely disappeared, almost overnight.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Thank you. When the trade happened, I was attacked left and right for saying it was a bad deal. We did win 2 cups with Richards', but honestly, he had very little to do with the 2nd. He had 3 goals as the 4th line center in almost 30 games. Not really what you want out of a 5 million dollar player.

So we pretty much traded the best power forward in the league right now in Wayne Simmonds and a poor version of Richards' in Brayden Schenn. Schenn scored 20 goals last year and Simmonds' scored 29. Richards' had 11.

I didn't like the deal when it happened and I hate it more now.

Richards' used to be a top draft pick in my fantasy league. Now, he doesn't even get drafted. It's a sad joke.

 

[KBA4life]

Thank you. When the trade happened, I was attacked left and right for saying it was a bad deal. We did win 2 cups with Richards', but honestly, he had very little to do with the 2nd. He had 3 goals as the 4th line center in almost 30 games. Not really what you want out of a 5 million dollar player.

So we pretty much traded the best power forward in the league right now in Wayne Simmonds and a poor version of Richards' in Brayden Schenn. Schenn scored 20 goals last year and Simmonds' scored 29. Richards' had 11.

I didn't like the deal when it happened and I hate it more now.

Richards' used to be a top draft pick in my fantasy league. Now, he doesn't even get drafted. It's a sad joke.

It's sad to see, but Richards is just not even close to the same player. No energy, no physical play, no offense, and he's seemingly out of gas after one trip up the ice.

 

[Herby]

Johnny,

While he is clearly a shell of his former self, the Kings probably don't win in 2012 without that trade. Obviously in 2014-2015 Simmonds is a top power forward and Richards is a fourth liner, but no one could have foreseen the Kings getting only two good years out of Richards. The Kings had to trade for a true second line center and at the time he was the best available.

 

[Ollie Weeks]

Thank you. When the trade happened, I was attacked left and right for saying it was a bad deal. We did win 2 cups with Richards', but honestly, he had very little to do with the 2nd. He had 3 goals as the 4th line center in almost 30 games. Not really what you want out of a 5 million dollar player.

So we pretty much traded the best power forward in the league right now in Wayne Simmonds and a poor version of Richards' in Brayden Schenn. Schenn scored 20 goals last year and Simmonds' scored 29. Richards' had 11.

I didn't like the deal when it happened and I hate it more now.

Richards' used to be a top draft pick in my fantasy league. Now, he doesn't even get drafted. It's a sad joke.

For the love of god, stop.



http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?p=33929069&highlight=#post33929069

As a Kings fan, it might be a tough pill to swallow down the road if Schenn proves to be as good as Richards, because then we gave up Simmonds and a 2nd too...but if he doesn't come close then the Kings won, because we gave up a 2nd-3rd line player in Simmonds, a question mark in Schenn and a 2nd.

It is on Schenn to make this deal for the Flyers.

I am also excited though because we have Kopitar, Richards, Brown, Quick, Johnson and possibly Doughty about to be under contract for the next few years...all young studs.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=33920237&postcount=303

A lot of pressure on Schenn now, I loved Simmonds, he is a 15-20 goal scoring 2nd or 3rd liner, but to replace Richards, you need to be a top 10-15 NHL caliber player who can score, hit, fight and produce 60-80 points and produce in big games in the show....Schenn now has to prove he can come close to that, if he does then the Flyers win because they got that and Simmonds and a 2nd, if he can't, then it's gonna be rough for Flyers fans...

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=33928627&postcount=396

I like how Lombardi refers to Richards as a "culture changer" like Kyle Clifford. Shows how much Clifford has meant to LA.

For me, a dude who loves gritty hockey...I am super stoked that we have guys like Brown, Richards, Clifford, Westgarth, Mitchell, Greene and possibly Clune on our team. It will not be fun to play LA next year...Simmonds was tough, but Richards can hit like a freight train. Other teams hated playing against Brown because of how he hits, now they have to worry about Richards...

All immediately following the trade.

I don't want to study radio-navigation today, so I can and will find more.

 

[Ron*]

Thank you. When the trade happened, I was attacked left and right for saying it was a bad deal. We did win 2 cups with Richards', but honestly, he had very little to do with the 2nd. He had 3 goals as the 4th line center in almost 30 games. Not really what you want out of a 5 million dollar player.

So we pretty much traded the best power forward in the league right now in Wayne Simmonds and a poor version of Richards' in Brayden Schenn.

I didn't like the deal when it happened and I hate it more now.

Simple solution: stop celebrating the 1st Cup win and go root for the Flyers.