Posts About "Brad Richards"
Rangers' 5 Best Moments of the Decade
December 31st, 2019 The 2010s produced a decade of highs and some lows for the New York Rangers franchise. In this time span, the Rangers have had three head coaches, two captains, two division titles, one Presidents' Trophy, three Eastern Conference Final appearances and one Prince of Wales Trophy. New York Rangers (Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports) The...
Dan Boyle Retires as Last Member of Lightning's 2004 Stanley Cup Team
October 6th, 2016 When Dan Boyle announced his retirement on Wednesday, he became the last remaining member of the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2004 Stanley Cup team to call it an NHL career. The only other remaining players from that team, forwards Vincent Lecavalier and Brad Richards, each ended their respective careers earlier this offseason. Boyle, 40,...
Brad Richards Retires After 15 Seasons
July 20th, 2016 Brad Richards, veteran of 15 NHL seasons, announced his retirement from hockey at age 36 on Wednesday. Richards played 1,126 NHL games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Dallas Stars, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings. In that time he captured two Stanley Cups, a Conn Smythe trophy, 298 goals and 932 points. He...
Vincent Lecavalier Retires
June 21st, 2016 After 17 seasons in the NHL, Vincent Lecavalier has decided to hang up his skates - announcing his retirement. At the age of 36, Lecavalier saw a dip in his play over the past few seasons. After being bought out by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2012-13, he joined the Philadelphia Flyers before finishing his career with 42 games in a...
Reviewing the Worst 2015 Free Agent Contracts
June 17th, 2016 With the 2016 NHL Free Agency period set to begin in about two weeks, on July 1st, we take a look back at how the contracts turned out from one year ago. Each year, general managers dish out absurd contracts to players who have not shown the consistency to be deserving of such a cap hit. 2015 was no different. It was a relatively...
Brad Richards, Kyle Quincey Not Returning to Detroit
May 19th, 2016 The Detroit Red Wings will not re-sign Brad Richards or Kyle Quincey prior to the July 1 opening of free agency, reports Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press. GM Ken Holland told St. James that he has informed “Brad Richards and Kyle Quincey that I definitely won't sign them before July 1, if at all.” It’s not a...
Looking Back: Bolts With No Cup Lore Since 2004
May 4th, 2016 Moving forward in the Stanley Cup playoffs, The Hockey Writers will be taking a short look at the past successes of the final eight teams left in the postseason. When was the last time they reached the Stanley Cup Finals? How long has it been since they hoisted the Cup? For the Tampa Bay Lightning, playoff success hasn’t exactly...
The Rangers Fatal Flaw
February 26th, 2016 Since Alain Vigneault arrived, the Rangers have had great success. They appeared in a Stanley Cup Final, went seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals the following year, and are currently in a good position to make the playoffs again this year; but a troubling trend that's caught my eye, has been this coaching staff's decision to...
Checking in on Some Former Rangers
January 5th, 2016 Teams always see players move, whether it be through trade or contract negotiations. Today we will have a look at how some former Rangers have fared since departing New York. To be clear I only covered players that left over the past few years, I made an exception for Brandon Prust because I feel like he was beloved in New York and...
The Grind Line: Some One Needs to Step Up in Detroit
December 7th, 2015 In the midst of a ten-game point streak and three-game win streak, the Red Wings seemed to have found their game. The team is over-shooting the puck and goals have been coming as a result. While the streak has seen Detroit grab hold of second place in the Atlantic Division, recent injuries have hit Hockeytown. Drew Miller (jaw...
The Grind Line: Detroit's Pending Unrestricted Free Agents
November 16th, 2015 Last week The Grind Line took a look at some of the Red Wings’ most important pending free agents. This week, we focus on each of the Wings’ six unrestricted free agents. Brad Richards 2014-15 Stats: 76 GP, 12 G, 25 A, 37 Pts. 2015-16 Stats: 6 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 Pts. Brandon Peleshok— Not re-signed: With the emergence of...
Blast From the Past for the Tampa Bay Lightning
October 28th, 2015 Last week the Columbus Blue Jackets announced that John Tortorella was hired to replace coach Todd Richards after the team began the new season losing their first seven games. The news was felt all the way to the Tampa Bay area. Thoughts of 2004 permeated the local sports radio talk. Can it already be eleven years since Tortorella led...
Brad Richards Doesn't Need Surgery, Will Miss Time
October 27th, 2015 It's a good news/bad news situation for the Detroit Red Wings as the team discovers that they'll lose center Brad Richards for one to two weeks due to a back injury, reports George Sipple of The Detroit Free Press. The bad news is obviously that they've lost Richards and that he's just one in a long line of injured players for the...
