Eric Macramalla on the status of things...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmacr...mike-richards/
NHLPA has until roughly August 29 to file a grievance. He expects the union to do so, and he expects the Kings won't argue the termination was justified by the arrest, but by the argument that Richards failed to notify the team of the arrest - the consequence of which was that they had to abandon their trade efforts.