Found June 21, 2007 on
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Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Jay Feaster shot down the earlier report today about a trade involving his center Brad Richards with those teams that have the high first round draft pick (i.e. Phoenix, Chicago, Philadelphia).
Richards is not going anywhere and Feaster is trying to get players to play with him in Tampa Bay.
Therefore, Brad Richards will be in a Lightning sweater next season.
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