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The career of Mike Richards

Team: 2019-20 Philadelphia Flyers
Initial Creation Date: Jul. 7, 2020
Published: Jul. 7, 2020
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Drafted 24th overall in the 2003 NHL draft, Mike was a very good player for a very long time before he fell off a cliff in the 2010s.

He made his NHL debut in the 05-06 season, scoring 11 goals and 34 pts.

It wasn't until the 07-08 season that he exploded offensively, scoring 28 goals and 75 pts.

After putting up back to back 60 pts seasons in 09-10 and 10-12, Philly decided to move him to LA in a pretty big trade (details are below).

PHI got a bunch of younger players while LA got a player who could help them win the cup, and he did that in 2012 and 2014 (still haven't watched that Martinez goal without feeling something in my stomach, I still believe to this day that that LA team was overrated but that's for another day.

In the 13-14 season, he only scored 11 goals and 41 pts. Now, he did play in an all out defensive system but still. He probably hoped he could bounce back in the 14-15 season but he only put up 16 pts, including just 5 goals.

The 15-16 season was his very last in the league, putting up just 2 goals and 5 pts with the Caps.

His career ended with 181 goals and 487 pts in 749 games, pretty good numbers still.
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      Jul. 7, 2020 at 8:20 p.m.
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      Jul. 7, 2020 at 8:56 p.m.
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      Spare me, how was that team overrated?

      We can argue that if the Blues didn't beat the **** out of us physically we would have won the 2013 cup as well making that 3 in a row.

      There's nothing overrated about a team that could destroy any skill team by breaking there bodies and defensively shutting them down every night.

      So please, enlighten me...
      Jul. 7, 2020 at 8:59 p.m.
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      Wait, I know why you think they were overrated, because they beat your team in game 7 double overtime. Sucks to sucks:/

      Dont worry you're still my favorite Rangers fan on here, but I dont appreciate it when your mind occasionally leaves your body.
      Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:00 p.m.
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      I feel bad for Richards. I can show you exactly the shift that caused his downfall.

      Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:03 p.m.
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      Wait, I know why you think they were overrated, because they beat your team in game 7 double overtime. Sucks to sucks:/

      Dont worry you're still my favorite Rangers fan on here, but I dont appreciate it when your mind occasionally leaves your body.


      It was actually game 5, but who's counting? As long as the Cup is awarded at the end of it.
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      It was actually game 5, but who's counting? As long as the Cup is awarded at the end of it.


      Wow, time flies. I can't believe I forgot that. That's pretty embarrassing on my part. It feels like 10 years ago lol
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      Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:06 p.m.
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      Quoting: Bf3351
      Spare me, how was that team overrated?

      We can argue that if the Blues didn't beat the **** out of us physically we would have won the 2013 cup as well making that 3 in a row.

      There's nothing overrated about a team that could destroy any skill team by breaking there bodies and defensively shutting them down every night.

      So please, enlighten me...


      Pretty sure that if you removed Quick they wouldn't have been anywhere close to being where they were

      It was a pretty boring hockey era tho, very defensive, everything was about goaltending too, glad we're past that lol
      Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:06 p.m.
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      Quoting: tkecanuck341
      I feel bad for Richards. I can show you exactly the shift that caused his downfall.



      Dave who? Sucks... The pills didn't help either:/
      Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:07 p.m.
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      Quoting: tkecanuck341
      I feel bad for Richards. I can show you exactly the shift that caused his downfall.



      Did he get a concussion?
      Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:07 p.m.
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      Quoting: KakkoForMauriceRichardAward
      Pretty sure that if you removed Quick they wouldn't have been anywhere close to being where they were

      It was a pretty boring hockey era tho, very defensive


      You can say that for every Stanley Cup winner lol. No team wins a Cup without a goalie that is fit for it. If you didnt have Henrik you wouldn't of even met us in the final...
      Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:09 p.m.
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      You can say that for every Stanley Cup winner lol. No team wins a Cup without a goalie that is fit for it. If you didnt have Henrik you wouldn't of even met us in the final...


      Well there are definitely exceptions to that, Crawford wasn't the main thing that put CHI over the top in 2013 and 2015. Same goes for Murray in PIT.

      Also I think that what put us in the SC finals in 2014 was St-Louis, he really was HUGE for us, can't put enough emphasis on that
      Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:11 p.m.
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      Well there are definitely exceptions to that, Crawford wasn't the main thing that put CHI over the top in 2013 and 2015. Same goes for Murray in PIT.

      Also I think that what put us in the SC finals in 2014 was St-Louis, he really was HUGE for us, can't put enough emphasis on that


      That's great. Still doesn't prove LA was overrated lol. In fact, you can make the argument we were underrated, especially in 2012 when we were 8 seed. Never mind the fact that all we did was break NHL record when we won those cups...
      Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:15 p.m.
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      That's great. Still doesn't prove LA was overrated lol. In fact, you can make the argument we were underrated, especially in 2012 when we were 8 seed. Never mind the fact that all we did was break NHL record when we won those cups...


      No, you got me wrong, the 2012 LA team was underrated, or not seen has it would've deserved to be seen. The 2014 one was kinda overrated IMO because of their style of play. Like the next season you guys fll off a pretty big cliff which was a big surprise to pretty much everyone. Don't get me wrong, you were elite, but when I look at that team I see:
      -an amazing goalie, probably top 4-5 in the league (Price, Hank, Lunongo, Quick and Rinne)
      -an amazing one two punch at D
      -some younger d-men... Martinez (gulp) and Muzzin
      -a few good forwards
      But overall a team that was 100% built on its defense, nothing much besides that. They really were a one dimensional team... it did work for them tho
      Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:24 p.m.
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      Quoting: KakkoForMauriceRichardAward
      Did he get a concussion?


      Yes, he missed the next 3 games of the Chicago series.
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      No, you got me wrong, the 2012 LA team was underrated, or not seen has it would've deserved to be seen. The 2014 one was kinda overrated IMO because of their style of play. Like the next season you guys fll off a pretty big cliff which was a big surprise to pretty much everyone. Don't get me wrong, you were elite, but when I look at that team I see:
      -an amazing goalie, probably top 4-5 in the league (Price, Hank, Lunongo, Quick and Rinne)
      -an amazing one two punch at D
      -some younger d-men... Martinez (gulp) and Muzzin
      -a few good forwards
      But overall a team that was 100% built on its defense, nothing much besides that. They really were a one dimensional team... it did work for them tho


      I still don't see how that puts us in the overrated category. If a team wins two Stanley Cups by being one dimensional/defensive, wouldn't that make them underrated?
      Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:28 p.m.
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      I still don't see how that puts us in the overrated category. If a team wins two Stanley Cups by being one d in dimensional/defensive, wouldn't that make them underrated?


      No

      What makes a team underrated is what happened in 2012 (or even last year for that matter)... teams that come out of nowhere and boom instant Cup winners

      Only mastering one side of the game isn't underrated
      Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:35 p.m.
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      Quoting: KakkoForMauriceRichardAward
      No

      What makes a team underrated is what happened in 2012 (or even last year for that matter)... teams that come out of nowhere and boom instant Cup winners

      Only mastering one side of the game isn't underrated


      Ok so is it possible the 2014 LA Kings were neither underrated nor overrated and just really good? Good enough to bounce back winning 4 games in a row against the Sharks while they were up 3-0 and beat the Blackhawks in game 7? One thing the Kings have never been in their entire existence is overrated.
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      No, you got me wrong, the 2012 LA team was underrated, or not seen has it would've deserved to be seen. The 2014 one was kinda overrated IMO because of their style of play. Like the next season you guys fll off a pretty big cliff which was a big surprise to pretty much everyone. Don't get me wrong, you were elite, but when I look at that team I see:
      -an amazing goalie, probably top 4-5 in the league (Price, Hank, Lunongo, Quick and Rinne)
      -an amazing one two punch at D
      -some younger d-men... Martinez (gulp) and Muzzin
      -a few good forwards
      But overall a team that was 100% built on its defense, nothing much besides that. They really were a one dimensional team... it did work for them tho


      I don't agree with that assessment. While they were a solid defensive team, that's not what defined the team. It was their elite possession game and heavy forecheck that punished the other teams defense. If they were solely defensive, you would see them getting outshot every game. Here are the SOG totals for each of the games that series:

      Game 1: LA 43, NY 27
      Game 2: LA 44, NY 38
      Game 3: LA 15, NY 32 (Thanks Quick!)
      Game 4: LA 41, NY 19 (Lundqvist stole this one)
      Game 5: LA 51, NY 30

      After ousting the Ducks in 7 games, Anaheim went out to acquire some heavier players specifically to handle LA in the playoffs, because they felt like they got pushed around in the series and couldn't keep up.

      Not trying to be a jerk, but the Rangers were actually the easiest of the opponents the Kings had to face in the postseason that year. They had tougher challenges from each of the Western Conference teams they played against, since Western teams generally relied more on size and strength than speed and skill.
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      Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:38 p.m.
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      Ok so is it possible the 2014 LA Kings were neither underrated nor overrated and just really good? Good enough to bounce back winning 4 games in a row against the Sharks while they were up 3-0 and beat the Blackhawks in game 7? One thing the Kings have never been in their entire existence is overrated.


      YOu may be right.

      Btw as for that series I think it was simply the Sharks being themselves (major league chokers) and losing the series big time than you guys pulling something out of you asses. DO NOT get me wrong tho, what you did there was a once in a (more than a) decade thing and you deserve every bit of credit you can get but SJ simply choked they weren't good after the first 3 games.
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      Quoting: KakkoForMauriceRichardAward
      YOu may be right.

      Btw as for that series I think it was simply the Sharks being themselves (major league chokers) and losing the series big time than you guys pulling something out of you asses. DO NOT get me wrong tho, what you did there was a once in a (more than a) decade thing and you deserve every bit of credit you can get but SJ simply choked they weren't good after the first 3 games.


      The Sharks actually have a curse, it is real. Hopefully it dies with Thornton's retirement, but I doubt it. The only way I see SJ ever winning anything is if they fire Wilson and tear it all down and start a rebuild that will probably take 10 years.
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      Quoting: tkecanuck341
      I don't agree with that assessment. While they were a solid defensive team, that's not what defined the team. It was their elite possession game and heavy forecheck that punished the other teams defense. If they were solely defensive, you would see them getting outshot every game. Here are the SOG totals for each of the games that series:

      Game 1: LA 43, NY 27
      Game 2: LA 44, NY 38
      Game 3: LA 15, NY 32 (Thanks Quick!)
      Game 4: LA 41, NY 19 (Lundqvist stole this one)
      Game 5: LA 51, NY 30

      After ousting the Ducks in 7 games, Anaheim went out to acquire some heavier players specifically to handle LA in the playoffs, because they felt like they got pushed around in the series and couldn't keep up.

      Not trying to be a jerk, but the Rangers were actually the easiest of the opponents the Kings had to face in the postseason that year. They had tougher challenges from each of the Western Conference teams they played against, since Western teams generally relied more on size and strength than speed and skill.


      Right, they indeed were an elite possession team until 15-16 if I remember correctly but such a thing was allowed because of a defensive structure that was so strong, their d-men (DD, Voynov, Martinez and Muzzin) did most of the work (talking about position players here.

      Also the last bit is 100% true, but that's on Sutter outcoaching AV, a bit like what happened in 2016, Sullivan outcoached Deboer big time...
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      Thanks for doing this smile
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      The Sharks actually have a curse, it is real. Hopefully it dies with Thornton's retirement, but I doubt it. The only way I see SJ ever winning anything is if they fire Wilson and tear it all down and start a rebuild that will probably take 10 years.


      Yeah... it's sad you know, they've been chasing a cup for a whole decade (a bit more even) and they've never won it. They should move Burns and Kane while they have value and hope Jones bounces back.
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      Thanks for doing this smile


      No prob bud. I'll have a new series after that... don't know exactly the format, but it'll probably be trade trees. I'm not going to do 31 posts because I want that series to be done before Aug 1st but I'll try to o 5-10 of those...
      Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:46 p.m.
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      Quoting: KakkoForMauriceRichardAward
      Right, they're indeed were an elite possession team until 15-16 if I remember correctly but such a thing was allowed because of a defensive structure that was so strong, their d-men (DD, Voynov, Martinez and Muzzin) did most of the work (talking about position players here.

      Also the last bit is 100% true, but that's on Sutter outcoaching AV, a bit like what happened in 2016, Sullivan outcoached Deboer big time...


      Kings were solid because of their team defense, not because of their defensemen. It certainly helped that they had a squad of six quality defensemen, but guys like Dwight King, Jordan Nolan, and Jarret Stoll were the reason why that team was so good. I would argue that those three guys were more important than Toffoli, Pearson, and Brown that year. It also helps that they had the best two-way forward in the league in Anze Kopitar.
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