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NHLPA Files Grievance on Behalf of Mike Richards

The forward had his contract terminated six weeks ago; now, we move on to the next stage in the process.

Mike Richards' contract was terminated by the Los Angeles Kings on June 29 due to a "material breach." Big shocker: the NHLPA wasn't okay with that.

The NHLPA has filed a grievance on behalf of Mike Richards contesting the termination of his contract by the LA Kings.

— NHLPA (@NHLPA) August 10, 2015

Yes, it took a while to come to this, but due to the 60-day timetable and the innumerable legal points relating to this process, there was no way the NHLPA was going to immediately jump into this one.