Brad Richards RUMORS & NEWS

New York Post "Brad Richards left his coach no choice. Which, when it comes right down to it, is just as well, because any time the Rangers have gone on the power play in the playoffs, John Tortorella has chosen to use Richards, regardless of how dysfunctional the center’s game had become. In that regard,..." May 23

TSN.ca "Brad Richards will be a healthy scratch tonight as the New York Rangers try to stave off elimination in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Boston Bruins. Richards told reporters after Thursday's morning skate that head coach John Tortorella told him over the phone earlier..." May 23

CBC Sports "Brad Richards sits out tonight. I'm his friend, so of course no one in New York could get a fair hearing from me. But for the record, here's my take. In 2011, Brad chose to sign with the Rangers against the advice of his agency. They certainly did not argue against New York, but they had laid..." May 23

New York Post "Brad Richards is used to this situation, preparing for his 16th career playoff series, but he is not familiar with the position he has been placed in. Or more accurately, the position Rangers coach John Tortorella was practically forced to put him in. For the past two games, Richards has been..." May 16

NHL.com "Winnipeg Jets left wing Andrew Ladd, New York Rangers center Brad Richards and San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture have been named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week ending April 21. Ladd led the NHL with eight points and six assists in three games to help the Jets pick up five out of a..." April 22

New York Post "There was 14:41 remaining in the third period Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C., with the Rangers holding a 3-0 lead over the Hurricanes, when Brad Richards found himself standing alone at the right post and the puck sliding toward him. Richards wound up, one-timed it, and backup goalie Justin..." April 08

Bergen Record "The main news nugget out of this morning’s skate before the Rangers try to snap a three-game losing streak tonight against the Hurricanes is that Marian Gaborik skated on the right wing with center Brad Richards and Rick Nash. That trio started seven games together starting with the Rangers’..." March 18

Bergen Record "Brad Richards missed his second straight game Thursday night after being cross checked from behind by Patrick Kaleta in Sunday’s 3-2 shootout win over the Sabres, which earned Kaleta a five-game suspension. Richards said he is not dealing with a concussion or long-term absence, though he does..." March 08

New York Daily News "Brad Richards did not skate at Nassau Coliseum Thursday morning and will miss his second straight game when the Rangers take on the Islanders at 7 p.m., but Richards did deliver the good news that he is not dealing with a concussion from the Patrick Kaleta hit Sunday night. “It’s not a..." March 07

Bergen Record "C Brad Richards participated briefly in the Rangers' optional morning skate but was unable to play Tuesday night. Richards is "banged up," per coach John Tortorella, after being cross-checked into the boards Sunday by the Sabres' Patrick Kaleta. The NHL suspended Kaleta five games. "Around..." March 06

Bergen Record "In a good sign for Brad Richards’ availability for tonight’s game against the Flyers, beyond the fact that the Rangers did not recall an extra forward from Connecticut (AHL), the center is on the ice for yet another very well-attended morning optional skate. LW Arron Asham (back) and G Henrik..." March 05

Bergen Record "Brad Richards left the ice early in today’s optional skate and, shortly afterwards, the Rangers recalled ex-Islanders tough guy Micheal Haley from Connecticut (AHL). So it would be fair to infer that Richards will be a game-time decision, at best. Richards did not speak with the media as he..." March 05

New York Post "Brendan Shanahan, the NHL’s disciplinarian, decided to punish Sabres’ repeat mugger Patrick Kaleta over the phone, suspending him for five games yesterday with no requirement for a face-to-face meeting. Kaleta’s third career suspension (among many other similar incidents) was a result of his..." March 05

Blueshirt Banter "tried to stay away from this line of thinking, even though Brad Richards has clearly struggled so far this season. But both Larry Brooks and Rick Carpiniello have discussed the possibility the past two days, and I do think it's a subject that should at least be touched upon. The fact of the..." February 25

New York Post "Of all the concerns about the Rangers, among them their inability to find the defensive lockdown game that identified the club last season, the most disturbing is the diminished play of Brad Richards, who had such a difficult time last night he was benched for all but one shift in the third period..." February 15

CSN New England "They haven't come up with a catchy name in New York like Legion of Doom or the French Connection quite yet, but pairing together Rick Nash, Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik for Wednesday night's showdown with the Bruins was certainly worthy of a statement. The line combined for three goals all..." January 24

New York Post "The ice was empty, the locker room, too, when Brad Richards walked in front of his stall. "Obviously it was the wrong day to come back," the Rangers center joked, just before skating on his own, after missing the first three days of training camp with the flu. Richards' return Wednesday came..." January 17

Pro Hockey Talk "Following in the naked footsteps of Ryan Kesler and Zdeno Chara, New York Rangers star Brad Richards is this year's NHL representative for ESPN The Magazine's eye-catching "Body Issue." (There's an Olivia Munn joke in there somewhere, but we're far too dignified to make it.) Richards is among..." June 28

New York Post "There was his chance, sitting open at the left circle, waiting for the puck, and when it came, Brad Richards fired it quickly only to watch it get swallowed up in Martin Brodeur's stacked pads. It was the third period of the last game of the Rangers season, Game 6 of the Eastern Conference..." May 27

Calgary Sun "It's spring in Canada. Or, as it's better known in this hockey-crazed country, second-guessing season. With the Calgary Flames fighting for their playoff lives in the NHL's Western Conference, chances are you're hearing a lot of what-ifs around the office water-cooler. What if they didn't..." March 27

New York Post "Henrik Lundqvist is a three-time finalist for the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goalie. There were no questions or prodding necessary coming into this season to determine whether he was elite. As Lundqvist's spectacular seventh season for the Rangers continues — his latest gem an NHL-leading..." February 16

New York Post "Brad Richards not only delivered the play of the night, scoring on a gorgeous Artem Anisimov feed at 2:37 of overtime to lift the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Lightning at the Garden, the Big Moment Kid also delivered the thought of the night in assessing Dominic Moore's brutal shoulder to..." February 10

New York Post "The Rangers often talk about their identity. Coach John Tortorella has helped craft a team whose consistency stems from defense, physicality and hustle. The success is undeniable. The style is endearing. But prized free-agent signing Brad Richards still is having issues figuring out how best to..." February 09

New York Post "For the sixth time in six shootouts, the Rangers called on Brad Richards out of the two-hole. For the sixth time in six shootouts, Richards, who came to New York this season with an estimable 25-for-60 mark (41.67 percent) in the skills competition, failed. "It's definitely in my head a..." February 01

Dallas Morning News "Brad Richards is happy in his new home and happy with his decision this summer to leave the Stars. That doesn't mean he didn't like Dallas, it's just that the Stars weren't offering what the Rangers were -- and that doesn't just mean a nine-year contract worth $60 million. "Where they were..." December 14

New York Post "A review of his contract might lead one to call him "Richie Rich," except Brad Richards is every bit a lunch pail pro with as much of a blue-collar approach to his work as anyone in the Rangers' room, if not the NHL. He's a star, an upper-echelon player whose presence and sense of..." December 13

Bergen Record "The blueprint for the Rangers from the moment they signed Brad Richards to a nine-year, $60 million contract, through training camp and the season's first eight games was to have him center Marian Gaborik. That plan may have changed. It certainly has for today's game against the Senators, the..." October 29

Calgary Sun "Among the reasons the star centre and top unrestricted free agent on the market chose the New York Rangers this summer was the fact he'd be playing in Manhattan. Funny thing is almost a month into the 2011-12 NHL campaign, Brad Richards has yet to actually suit up in New York. The Rangers..." October 21

New York Post "It was not so long ago that stability and building from within were alien concepts when applied to the Rangers, but, oh boy, just look at them now. They're just about all back, bolstered by the free-agent signing of blue-chip first-line center Brad Richards. Every upper-echelon player on the..." October 05

Bergen Record "August figures to be a relatively quiet month for the Rangers if only because July was so successful, even if it will get busier toward the end as players return to the team's practice facility for informal skates. Come hectic September, though, with the start of training camp and preseason,..." August 09

New York Post "When you are paid $7.5 million a year as one of the most gifted goal-scorers extant, you play in a No Excuses League, which, to Marian Gaborik's everlasting credit, he understood through a confounding 2010-11 during which he scored in only 14 games for a meager 22 goals overall. But there's no..." July 14

New York Times "Brad Richards, the Rangers' new $60 million center, doesn't want to be called a savior, although he did say last week that if the Rangers win their first Stanley Cup since 1994, "you can call me whatever you want." Still, the fact is Richards, 31, has played that role twice, leading his Quebec..." July 12

Bergen Record "To Brad Richards, 2020 is a lifetime away, so there's been no pondering whether he'll play all nine seasons of his new, front-loaded $60 million contract with the Rangers. "I just turned 31 [on May 2], I'm not even thinking about nine years," Richards said Wednesday at the Madison Square Garden..." July 07

New York Daily News "Even if the NFL lockout continues, there might be a version of the Tampa 2 in New York this fall. When Brad Richards signed a nine-year, $60 million deal with the Rangers on Saturday, it not only gave the Rangers an All-Star center for Marian Gaborik's line, it reunited the 31-year-old with..." July 07

Bergen Record "Brad Richards wasn't ready to analyze his new team just yet, only a few hours into his tenure with the Rangers. But the highly-coveted, 31-year-old center, who signed a nine-year deal worth $60 million Saturday, does see similarities to his old team, the Lightning, who won a Stanley Cup under..." July 03

New York Daily News "If it seems familiar, the Rangers spending an exorbitant amount of money to land the top free agent on the market, there is a reason for that. The latest reminder of how that has worked out was last week, when the Rangers bought out the final year of Chris Drury 's contract. This time, it..." July 03

Los Angeles Times "The Kings tried to wow premier free-agent forward Brad Richards on Friday with a pitch that included videotaped appeals from Wayne Gretzky and Kobe Bryant and a front-loaded offer worth nearly $60 million over nine years, but Richards decided to sleep on his decision and announce his choice..." July 02

NHL.com "Brad Richards decided to sleep on it. After visiting with several teams in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday and talking to more over the phone, the big fish in this year's free-agent market, center Brad Richards, decided he would take some time reconvene Saturday with his agent, Pat Morris, before..." July 02

TSN.ca "Brad Richards is at the top of this year's free agent class and is eager to put the stress of free agency and change behind him. Richards and his agent Pat Morris will examine all presentations Friday and will weigh their financial expectation against Richards' best opportunity to win another..." June 29

Sportsnet.ca "The Brad Richards watch is really heating up. Where will the veteran centre wind up? How much salary will he command? How long will he sign for? In a year when there really aren't many high-end unrestricted free agents, Richards is easily the best player available; a player who could help..." June 28

Tampa Tribune "Brad Richards, due to become an NHL unrestricted free agent on July 1, would love a return to his old team, the Lightning. It's still something of a fantasy scenario, contingent on the Lightning's interest. Even when he refuses to prematurely consider the possibilities, inevitably, he will..." June 09

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Phoenx goalie Ilya Bryzgalov waived his no-trade clause to have his negotiating rights traded to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, but don't think that means that Brad Richards will do the same thing. Richards' agent Pat Morris confirmed today that the Stars have asked Richards to waive his..." June 09

Tampa Bay Times "It certainly is intriguing to think former Lightning star Brad Richards has a chance to return to Tampa Bay. And Richards stoked that fire a bit on Thursday when he said he never wanted to leave Tampa and would be willing to listen if the Lightning calls when free agency begins on July 1. But..." June 05

New York Post "The Rangers have heard through the grapevine that Brad Richards will be seeking a long-term contract worth a minimum of $7 million per when the free-agent market opens on July 1, and they've heard it more than once and they've heard it from more than one source. This means that, a) general..." June 05

Toronto Star "Could Brad Richards be a Toronto Maple Leaf sooner, rather than later? A look through the list of impending unrestricted free agent centres with the attributes GM Brian Burke is looking for puts Richards at the very top. He's only 31 and not just a proven winner, but a leader and a Conn..." June 03

Bergen Record "The Rangers have long been expected to make Brad Richards their top priority when NHL free agency begins on July 1, hoping to reunite the All-Star center with coach John Tortorella after the pair won a Stanley Cup together with the Lightning in 2004. And, to nobody's surprise, Stars general..." June 03