Kings Terminate Richards Contract - Update - Formally charged by RCMP

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I watched a few episodes of border security so im gonna say richards was bringing undeclared meat in from hong kong

Raw ginger

/I prefer Mary Ann

 

[BGDave]

/I prefer Mary Ann

I second that emotion

 

[sherbert1421]

Pretty much the only thing I can think of is cocaine...and if it's that, he'd be in jail, no? I mean, what else could it be if he's not in jail, but is big enough that he breached a contract? It has to be big, because they're still effing paying a wife beater.

if it was something criminal, you'd think it would have come out by now

 

[davnlaguna]

Pretty much the only thing I can think of is cocaine...and if it's that, he'd be in jail, no? I mean, what else could it be if he's not in jail, but is big enough that he breached a contract? It has to be big, because they're still effing paying a wife beater.

Kings aren't paying the wife beater at the present time. He hurt his ankle playing tennis and they suspended him without pay. Beat your wife get a check. Twist your ankle ( tear your Achilles ) lose your pay.
I don't think it is cocaine. There are rules in the CBA for that. Stoll got busted and nothing so it would be hard for the Kings to nail Richards with that. Maybe they caught him having sex/giving booze in his boat with a USA minor but legal in Canada.
I have no idea. I am sure the news when it comes out we will all be wrong

 

[pixburgher66]

Kings aren't paying the wife beater at the present time. He hurt his ankle playing tennis and they suspended him without pay. Beat your wife get a check. Twist your ankle ( tear your Achilles ) lose your pay.
I don't think it is cocaine. There are rules in the CBA for that. Stoll got busted and nothing so it would be hard for the Kings to nail Richards with that. Maybe they caught him having sex/giving booze in his boat with a USA minor but legal in Canada.
I have no idea. I am sure the news when it comes out we will all be wrong

Forgot about Stoll...it's just amazing that there's guys going "just wait, it's a big deal" when the team has wife beater and coke head covered already. Weapons maybe? Belligerent with officer? I got nothing...

 

[Cobiemonster]

if it was something criminal, you'd think it would have come out by now

I know there are a lot of situations where things don't come out until later on but I agree with this - if it was something really major it would have immediately came out I would think

 

[davnlaguna]

This is the quote that makes me think this is not just a ploy by DL
This happened at the draft. He pulled out of possible trades. Not saying they would have happened but this sounds like trade talk was going on when Dean found out.

According to ESPN, the Kings had to pull the plug on any potential trades with Edmonton or Calgary at the draft Friday night. Both teams were reportedly vying for Richards’ services.

"He came right over to me," Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli confirmed to ESPN.com. "He pulled me aside and said, 'Hey, Pete, this is going to come out. I had no idea. This is important you know so that talks [don't go any] further.'"

 

[sherbert1421]

friedman claims the incident occurred on or around June 17. but the kings didn't find out until midway through the first round of the draft. that seems odd

 

[BGDave]

Last guess, and then I will wait until facts come out:

Betting on hockey games.

 

[Cobiemonster]

I think this is the type of thing a judge or an arbitrator could look at as a legitimate case, because everyone knows this is true

 

[BGDave]

While we wait, I think the media reaction (or lack thereof) says a lot about the popularity of the sport in the US.

If Richards were a football, baseball or even a basketball player, ESPN and their ilk would be all of this. Its really quite incredible that nothing has leaked yet.

Hockey is a distant #4 down here. You may want to keep that in mind Bettman, the next time you think expansion is a good idea.

 

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Hockey is a distant #4 down here. You may want to keep that in mind Bettman, the next time you think expansion is a good idea.

It`s not my cup of tea, but I think NASCAR has passed hockey in the States.

 

[BGDave]

It`s not my cup of tea, but I think NASCAR has passed hockey in the States.

Nah, far too regional. Like hockey in that regard.

But you will see more Confederate flags at NASCAR then at a hockey game.....

 

[forty_three]

/I prefer Mary Ann

Me too.

/married her

Kings aren't paying the wife beater at the present time. He hurt his ankle playing tennis and they suspended him without pay. Beat your wife get a check. Twist your ankle ( tear your Achilles ) lose your pay.
I don't think it is cocaine. There are rules in the CBA for that. Stoll got busted and nothing so it would be hard for the Kings to nail Richards with that. Maybe they caught him having sex/giving booze in his boat with a USA minor but legal in Canada.
I have no idea. I am sure the news when it comes out we will all be wrong

If that was something to void contracts over, every team would be voiding contracts left and right. Hell, the Blue Jackets could have voided at least 8 contracts the year Mason got "mono".

friedman claims the incident occurred on or around June 17. but the kings didn't find out until midway through the first round of the draft. that seems odd

Bullshit. I said it during the Ray Rice thing, there is no way that an organization that invests millions in a person and who has teams of lawyers, investigators and security people doesn't know exactly what said millionaire is up to at any given time.

It maybe got to the point, at the draft, where the Kings marketing people couldn't do anything more to hide it. But I guarantee you if Lombardi could have traded him, he would have.

While we wait, I think the media reaction (or lack thereof) says a lot about the popularity of the sport in the US.

If Richards were a football, baseball or even a basketball player, ESPN and their ilk would be all of this. Its really quite incredible that nothing has leaked yet.

Hockey is a distant #4 down here. You may want to keep that in mind Bettman, the next time you think expansion is a good idea.

It's marketing, though. I mean, yes. Hockey is less popular, but not by a lot at least when it comes to Basketball. ESPN doesn't cover the story as much because they don't have a contract to show hockey. They won't promote a product they can't sell themselves.

NBCSN has hockey as it's prime source, so they aren't going to be that aggressive because this makes their breadwinning product look tainted.

Make no mistake, if this makes the NHL look stupid or sleazy (and I think it will) ESPN will be all over it with both barrels.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

It's marketing, though. I mean, yes. Hockey is less popular, but not by a lot at least when it comes to Basketball. ESPN doesn't cover the story as much because they don't have a contract to show hockey. They won't promote a product they can't sell themselves.

NBCSN has hockey as it's prime source, so they aren't going to be that aggressive because this makes their breadwinning product look tainted.

Make no mistake, if this makes the NHL look stupid or sleazy (and I think it will) ESPN will be all over it with both barrels.

The NHL Final averaged 5 million viewers; the NBA Final averaged 20 million.

There's a pretty significant gap in popularity between the two.

 

[mattola]

They better be air tight on this termination boy. And it better be unique in incident, if it's drugs or assault it's all been done before and they didn't care. With this and pro her this league makes me want to watch FIFA for fairer ways it handles things

 

[esls79]

They better be air tight on this termination boy. And it better be unique in incident, if it's drugs or assault it's all been done before and they didn't care. With this and pro her this league makes me want to watch FIFA for fairer ways it handles things

Was Mike Richards on Jack Warner's payroll and helped Canada secure the 2015 Women's World Cup?

 

[forty_three]

The NHL Final averaged 5 million viewers; the NBA Final averaged 20 million.

There's a pretty significant gap in popularity between the two.

Really? I had seen a bunch of stats all year that it was a dead heat regular season. Didn't realize it jumped that much in the playoffs.


Probably because no one in Cleveland has a job, so they can sit and watch TV.

 

[BGDave]

Really? I had seen a bunch of stats all year that it was a dead heat regular season. Didn't realize it jumped that much in the playoffs.


Probably because no one in Cleveland has a job, so they can sit and watch TV.

LOL

 

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lol - 43 disses Cleveland like I diss Edmonton