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.