Same deal for VdV as Bellemare got.

I like that Hexy waited till after he shipped Rinaldo out.

a certain female reporter from an earlier page may have been involved as well
- nails

for real?

So vinny is next

- -davies-

my current vice

what'd you hear? i heard a certain gm's daughter
- 2Real

Guys are SO easy. Anything happens it immediately becomes a rumor about "someone's" woman. We need an eyeroll emoji.

Flyers re-sign VandeVelde to a multi-year extension

Per Seravalli 2 years, $712,500 AAV
- Jsaquella

overpaid !

So vinny is next
- Winning

I have this weird gut feeling that St. Louis may be popping up. I know 40 year old right winger....

Guys are SO easy. Anything happens it immediately becomes a rumor about "someone's" woman. We need an eyeroll emoji.
- bodiva88

I have a hard time believing there would be a "stay away from my daughter clause" in Mike Richards contract

Guys are SO easy. Anything happens it immediately becomes a rumor about "someone's" woman. We need an eyeroll emoji.
- bodiva88

Women

I find it hard to believe he could have been arrested without TMZ sniffing it out already.
- bodiva88

Katie Strong alludes to something happening: http://espn.go.com/los-an...te-contract-mike-richards

Dont think you have to worry to much about Kessel anyway

- nonpoint22

Hahaha, that wasnt worry. That was a cheap shot at Winning.

I have a hard time believing there would be a "stay away from my daughter clause" in Mike Richards contract
- aflyerpower8

The people that come up with these rumors truly believe everything is done like high school. They can't help it because that's all they know.

Hard to say, they lost some elements with Grossmann, and added Medvedev. Have to see who makes the team in terms of the young players, and how other player such as MacDonald and Schenn, if he's still here, improve on last season. Also have to see how Gudas fits in.
- MJL

no coburn either.

At this moment, I say the D is weaker.
That will be a big issue

I find it hard to believe he could have been arrested without TMZ sniffing it out already.
- bodiva88

My brother brought up an interesting idea.
maybe he refused to go to rehab

I have a hard time believing there would be a "stay away from my daughter clause" in Mike Richards contract
- aflyerpower8

We'd all be better off not speculating or going for wild rumors. Because it's getting to be silly season around here. Everything we've heard today other than he's been terminated for breach of contract is pure speculation.

Brian Summers

From Strang ESPN article:

"The team was already in the process of trying to trade him -- discussions were in place with both the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames
-- but Kings general manager Dean Lombardi immediately informed both
teams upon learning the situation that he had no prior knowledge of the
incident and halted those talks, according to a source."


Something specific just happened which is why the Kings took action.

My brother brought up an interesting idea.
maybe he refused to go to rehab
- nails

That is conceivable.

Katie Strong alludes to something happening: http://espn.go.com/los-an...te-contract-mike-richards
- johndewar

This whole situation is insane. The next few days should be very interesting.

Katie Strong alludes to something happening: http://espn.go.com/los-an...te-contract-mike-richards
- johndewar

Because it's out of the team's hands, they are just trying to separate themselves and save face.

My brother brought up an interesting idea.
maybe he refused to go to rehab
- nails

Doesn't sound like that's it from the Strang article, if the info is correct. Doesn't just sound like conditioning either

My brother brought up an interesting idea.
maybe he refused to go to rehab
- nails

If that were true, I would imagine Richards would be going against the legal and professional advice of several advisors.

This whole situation is insane. The next few days should be very interesting.
- MBFlyerfan

Probably more like months.

I find it hard to believe he could have been arrested without TMZ sniffing it out already.
- bodiva88

tmz doesn't care about hockey

Doesn't sound like that's it from the Strang article, if the info is correct. Doesn't just sound like conditioning either
- eayost

I never bought the conditioning thing.

Honestly, Mike Richards is the first professional athlete to come into a camp in sub-par condition? Really? Because Dean Lombardi "looked him in the eye"?

I don't buy it.

Richards crossed the border into Kensington all the time. What's the big deal?