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| Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 Shoots: L Born: February 11, 1985, Kenora, Ontario |
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December 2, 2008 Mike Richards scored two goals including the overtime winner in the Flyers' 4-3 win over the Lighting on Tuesday night. Our View:Richards has had a great start to the season. He has 26 points in 24 games and has also added 21 PIM. |
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November 29, 2008 Mike Richards lit the lamp twice on Saturday, giving him eight goals for the Flyers this season. Our View:Richards has 24 points in 23 games this year for Philly. |
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November 22, 2008 Mike Richards tallied scored in overtime and added an assist in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over Phoenix. Our View:Richards hasn't scored many goals this year, but has been valuable nonetheless, as he now has 21 points in 19 games. |
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October 24, 2008 Flyers captain Mike Richards recorded a career best four assists in the Flyers' 6-3 victory over the Devils. Our View:Richards is up to 10 points in seven games on the young season as he is well on his way to following up last year's effort of 75 points. With Daniel Briere out for a month, the Flyers will need more efforts like this one from their leader. |
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October 22, 2008 Mike Richards scored and got an assist in Wednesday's 7-6 loss to the Sharks. He also registered two penalty minutes. Our View:Richards has six points in six games this season to go with 13 penalty minutes. He is a valuable No. 2 center in fantasy leagues. |
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October 4, 2008 Mike Richards scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's 4-3 preseason loss to the Devils. Both of his points came on a power-play. Our View:Richards scored 75 points over 73 games in 2007, and is off to a solid start heading into the new season. |
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September 27, 2008 Mike Richards scored two short-handed goals to lead the Flyers to a 4-2 preseason victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in Philadelphia’s final game at the Spectrum. Our View:Richards continues a stellar preseason and is setting himself up for another big fantasy season. In 73 games last season, he scored 75 points and 76 PIM to go with a plus-14 rating. |
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September 25, 2008 Mike Richards tallied a goal and an assist on Thursday night as the Flyers beat the Islanders 4-0 in an exhibition. Our View:The captain of the Flyers is a solid fantasy player. In 73 games last season, he scored 75 points and 76 PIM to go with a plus-14 rating. |
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September 17, 2008 The Flyers have rewarded Mike Richards the captain "C" after his big 2007 season, according to The Sports Network. Our View:Richards led the Flyers in scoring a year ago with 75 points and you can expect much of the same in 2008. |
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September 13, 2008 Mike Richards will center Simon Gagne and Daniel Briere on the first line this season, according to PhillyBurbs.com. Our View:Richards led the Flyers with 75 points last year and could be in line for even bigger things during the 2007-08 season. |
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May 15, 2008 Looking to spark their offense, the Flyers will go with a line last seen February 17th, that of Mike Richards, Daniel Briere and Scott Hartnell, according to the Philadelphia Enquirer. "Richie and Danny have had an awful lot of success together this year - mind you, mostly on the power play, but they're two of the best offensive players on our team and in the league, two of the leaders on our hockey team for years to come," HC Johns Stevens said. "So we thought we'd give it a look." Our View:This move leaves the team with a second line of R.J. Umberger between Vinny Prospal and Joffrey Lupul. The team is desperate for a win, so they are pulling out all the stops to try and extend the series with the Penguins. |
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May 12, 2008 Mike Richards blasted a goal in Sunday's 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh in Game 2. Richards has now scored a goal in three straight games, notching four over the span. Our View:He has seven goals and seven assists through the playoffs, and paced the Flyers in the regular season with 75 points. |
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May 10, 2008 Mike Richards registered a pair of goals in Friday's 4-2 loss in Game 1 to the Penguins. He has scored three goals over his last two outings. Our View:Richards now has six goals through the playoffs, with seven assists, and he must remain hot if Philadelphia is going to knock out the Penguins. |
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May 4, 2008 Mike Richards recorded one goal and one assist in Saturday's 6-4 win over Montreal in Game 5. The Flyers won the series 4-1, and Richards racked up two goals and two assists over the five games. Our View:Richards has four goals and seven assists through the playoffs overall. |
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April 29, 2008 Mike Richards collected his ninth point of the playoffs, as he scored a goal in Monday's 3-2 win over Montreal in Game 3. Our View:Richards racked up 75 points in the regular season and helped guide the Flyers to a 2-1 lead in the series. He will remain a solid source of production for the Flyers until they play their final game. |
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April 22, 2008 Mike Richards and his Flyers teammates will take on the Capitals in Game 7 tonight after losing Games 5 and 6 to Washington. Our View:Richards has done his part to help the Flyers avoid blowing this series as he has scored a point in four straight games, and he does have six points in six games following up a regular season that saw him score 75 points in 73 games. |
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April 22, 2008 Mike Richards scored a goal in Monday's 4-2 loss to Washington in Game 6. He notched six points over the six games. Our View:The Flyers' MVP contributed 75 points in the regular season, and should remain a solid source of production until they play their final game. |
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April 7, 2008 Mike Richards was named the Flyers MVP after a season of 75 points in 72 games, this according the the Philadelphia Inquirer. Not a surprise at all given the fact that Richards was tremendous across the board with 28 goals, a +14, 31 PP points, five shorties and six game-winning goals. He would appear set to notch the first 80-point season of his career next year. |
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March 25, 2008 Top Philadelphia point man Mike Richards netted the team's game-winning goal in tonight's 2-1 win over the New York Rangers. Richards has come along in quick fashion since hearing honors as the team's 1st-round draft pick in 2003, and now he serves as the team's leading point scorer. |
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March 11, 2008 Flyers star Mike Richards is hoping he can return to action on Saturday, according to the Courier Post. He has been out with a torn hamstring since February 23, yet he still leads the Flyers with 66 points. He cannot battle down low as well as he needs to right now. |
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February 25, 2008 Mike Richards, who leads the Flyers with 66 points, ripped his left hamstring in the third period of Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to Florida, according to Philly.com. The team doesn't have a definitive time frame for the return of Richards, but a minimum of three weeks was mentioned in the report. Expecting three weeks as a conservative estimate is logical, and for the remainder of the season, reasonable. The Flyers recalled winger Jesse Boulerice from the AHL Phantoms on Monday to replace Richards. |
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January 10, 2008 Mike Richards picked up three assists in Thursday's win over the Rangers. He was content to be the playmaker on this night; Richards didn't have a shot on goal for the game. He's now got a pretty 19-28-47 line through 41 games. |