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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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It's easy to say "Don't do drugs," but this is not cocaine or meth we're talking about here. We're talking about painkillers. Painkillers that were most likely originally administered by the Kings or Flyers medical staff due to hockey related injuries. If he got addicted under those circumstances, wouldn't you say the team/NHL has a certain degree of responsibility to rehab him? Besides, the CBA SAYS THEY DO! Instead the Kings just cut him loose in order to circumvent the cap. Yeah, super classy there. (Sarcasm)