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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Well yes but is your job going to leave you with long term debilitation? When you retire will you have post concussion syndrome and long term shoulder/back issues due to your job? Yes they make a lot of money but they pay a long term price with their bodies and IMO hockey and football players warrant all the money they get because they are putting their bodies on the line to entertain fans.
For the record I've never been a big Richards fan as IMO he's laid out some players in the past with vicious head shots but what the Kings are doing is scummy and borderline rule circumvention.
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I could be a cop, paramedic, firefighter or even a rig worker who are all in far more danger of being hurt, traumatized or even killed than a hockey player. I get it, they put there bodies on the line and they are handsomely compensated for it doesn't mean I need to feel sympathy for them when they screw up. Being employed by the Kings was entirely under Richards power, don't mess up still collect a pay check. I get that his supposed addiction was caused by hockey but there are programs in place to help if you want it.
I have zero doubt that the Kings are being scummy here but they did give him a chance and he failed them. They then saw an opportunity that he gave them and took advantage of it.