I can admit Richards was a better player than Stajan. I don't know that this is the case now. Their stats are quite similar except Stajan has a better faceoff percentage now. Someone once said " you are what your record says you are" and it's arguably the same for stats. Last head to head matchup between the KIngs and Flames, Stajan was the better player IMO. I can't remember the previous ones.
Why is this? Richards has reportedly not taken care of himself whereas Stajan reportedly is a fitness guy. Keep in mind that, in Richards, we are talking about a guy who has been sent to the AHL to "find his game". They didn't need to send him down after waiving him, and he doesn't come off their books by doing so, so it wasn't just a salary move.
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