Richards was waived by Buffalo on Saturday with the intention of sending him to AHL Rochester.
Richards picked up one assist in two outings with Columbus last season. He also notched 10 goals and 39 points in 61 contests for AHL Cleveland during the 2022-23 campaign.
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Sabres' Justin Richards: Signs with Buffalo
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Richards signed a one-year, two-way contract with Buffalo on Saturday, according to TSN.
Richards recorded 10 goals and 39 points in 61 AHL contests with Cleveland in 2022-23. The 25-year-old forward also has two assists in three career NHL games.
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Blue Jackets' Justin Richards: Assigned to AHL
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Richards was returned to AHL Cleveland on Monday.
Richards played in two games with Columbus over the weekend, posting one assist and four hits. His demotion could bode well for the availability of Jack Roslovic (upper body) or Lane Pederson (upper body) ahead of Tuesday's game versus Toronto.
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Blue Jackets' Justin Richards: Recalled from AHL Cleveland
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Richards was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Saturday, according to Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.
Richards had 10 goals and 35 points in 54 AHL games this season. The 25-year-old has played one game in the NHL, picking up an assist for the Rangers in the 2020-21 season.
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Blue Jackets' Justin Richards: Signs one-year contract
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Richards signed a one-year, two-way contract with Columbus on Monday.
Richards had been playing with AHL Cleveland on an AHL deal. He has six goals and 17 points in 23 games for Columbus' top minor-league affiliate this season. According to the AHL transaction page, Richards was loaned to the Monsters on Monday following the completion of his new two-way contract.
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Rangers' Justin Richards: Assigned to AHL affiliate
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Richards was demoted to AHL Hartford from the taxi squad Friday.
Richards has yet to make an NHL appearance in 2021-22. The 23-year-old has recorded two goals and two assists over 26 performances with AHL Hartford this season.
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Rangers' Justin Richards: On taxi squad
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The Rangers recalled Richards from AHL Hartford to the taxi squad Wednesday.
Richards has four points in 26 AHL games this season. The 23-year-old played one game for New York last year but otherwise has no NHL experience.
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Rangers' Justin Richards: Sent to AHL
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Richards was demoted to AHL Hartford on Sunday, CapFriendly reports.
Richards notched an assist in his NHL debut Saturday and has tallied 11 points in 20 AHL games. The Florida native will likely compete for a bottom-six role with the Rangers next season.
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Rangers' Justin Richards: Bags apple in debut
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Richards dished out an assist in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Bruins. It was his NHL debut and the Rangers' final game of the season.
Richards didn't look out of place in his NHL debut, adding two shots on net over 10:11 of ice time. He knocked the puck back to the point after a Filip Chytil faceoff win, and K'Andre Miller rocketed it past Tuukka Rask to open the scoring in the second period. The 23-year-old Richards will compete for a spot with the Rangers in camp next season.
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Rangers' Justin Richards: Making NHL debut
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Richards will join the Rangers' active roster and make his NHL debut in Saturday's season finale versus Boston, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports.
Richards will likely slot into a bottom-six role for Saturday's contest. The 23-year-old forward has picked up 11 points in 20 AHL appearances this season.
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Rangers' Justin Richards: Back to minors
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Richards was reassigned to AHL Hartford on Friday, according to CapFriendly.
Richards was recalled for Thursday's game to serve as an extra body. The 23-year-old has yet to make his NHL debut.
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Rangers' Justin Richards: Summoned by big club
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Richards was recalled by the Rangers on Thursday.
Richards has spent the entirety of the season in the minors, picking up 11 points in 20 games with AHL Hartford. It remains to be seen if the 23-year-old forward will get the opportunity to make his NHL debut in 2020-21.
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Rangers' Justin Richards: Shuffles back to minors
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Richards was assigned to AHL Hartford on Tuesday, per CBS Sports.
Richards spent a day on the taxi squad. The 22-year-old forward is likely to see most of his playing time in the minors this year.
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Rangers' Justin Richards: Assigned to taxi squad
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Richards was added to the Rangers' taxi squad Monday, according to CBS Sports.
Richards made his AHL debut this season, tallying a pair of assists. The Minnesota-Duluth product will likely spend most of the season in the minors to see more playing time.
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Rangers' Justin Richards: No longer in COVID-19 protocol
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Richards cleared the NHL's COVID-19 protocol Saturday, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports.
Richards is expected to report to AHL Hartford to start the season. The 22-year old played the last three seasons for the University of Minnesota-Duluth; he posted 14 goals and 11 assists over 34 games last year.
Richards is unavailable due to the league's COVID-19 protocols.
Richards has been unavailable since the beginning of training came due to an unspecified reason, so it appears he's had his absence clarified. The 22-year-old will need to gain clearance to return to practice and travel with the team.
