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Originally Posted by 868904
I agree with you, but these players have a golden goose, and if you do something stupid to spoil it, it's your own fault.
Mike Richards really has no one to blame but himself here. He had it made and he goes and does something stupid like this?
The lesson here is, don't do drugs, it'll cost you.
And really, is Richards' drug use a cause of his poor play? If it is, then the Kings have every right to be pissed and terminate his contract. They signed him in good faith expecting the very best Mike Richards. Instead they get a guy who can no longer perform?
Nevermind the technicalities and legalalize, Richard's did not live up to his end of the bargain, that's a fact.
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Mike Richards isn't the first player to sign a big deal and play like crap and he won't be the last but the fact of the matter is that the Rangers had to pay the price to cut bait with Brad Richards who also played like crap on a big deal so regardless of your feelings towards rich players not fulfilling their end of the bargain you can't have some teams getting away with skirting the rules and you cannot terminate a contract due to a player's substance abuse issue. The Kings are certainly trying their hardest here to see if they fan find the loophole but it doesn't make it right and can anyone here say with confidence the Flames if in the same situation would have pulled this? I can confidently say no so there's a matter of class, professionalism, and accountability (they knew the risk when they traded for the contract) that the Kings have chosen to forego in this matter as well.