More than pretty much anything else since this story started to unfold, I wanted to know what the heck happened between Dean Lombardi and Mike Richards. I didn't really care if the Kings weaseled out of the contract or paid the whole dang thing to a player that won't be here. I just wanted to know what happened.
After all, the romance between Lombardi and Richards has always been apparent. When Lombardi acquired Richards, he famously walked Mike around the Kings' facilities and described how Mike would become a legend painted on the walls like the ones Richards grew accustomed to back in Philly.