How The Heck Did We Get Mike Richards?!
Mike Richards Is A KING?!?! Yeah...I'll Drink To That Remember when it was rumored that the Kings might be after Vinny Lecavalier back in February 2010 ? I said this. Take a look at recent Stanley Cup Winners. In addition to great goaltending; every team's had a great 1A/1B center combination. Penguins with Crosby/Malkin, Red Wings with Datsyuk/Zetterberg, Hurricanes with Brind'Amour/Staal, Lightning with Lecavalier/Richards. As much as I love Jarret Stoll; he's not in the same-class as any of those players. Some would argue that Brayden Schenn could be that player but I'm not sure the Kings are prepared to wait 3-4 years to find out. And then remember when the Kings were struggling in January this season and I said this . DL will wait for a full season of Brayden Schenn before he even considers making a move for an impact player. Schenn will play next season as a 20-year old. A lot of ‘experts’ compare Schenn to Philadel...