^Again, there is ZERO reason for Richards to make a public statement. If teams want to know what happened with him they're going to talk to him and his agent before signing him, no matter what he says publicly.
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Originally Posted by Locke
Not when its going to be public. That makes them look like idiots.
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Any statement of claim is public.
I see no downside risk for the Kings here. If it works, they're golden. If it doesn't, they end up right where they were before. The NHL signed off beforehand, so the league head office can't now turn around and penalize the team draft picks for doing what they told them was acceptable at the time.
"People might think we were trying to play fast and loose" is not a good enough reason to pass up a shot at saving your owner $15M and saving your team from a cap nightmare.