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Uh oh.

Katie Strang, reporting for ESPN about the Kings releasing Mike Richards for a breach of contract:

Several sources told ESPN.com the Kings were made aware of the situation Friday, approximately an hour after the first round of the 2015 NHL draft had begun.

The team was already in the process of trying to trade him — discussions were in place with both the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames — but Kings general manager Dean Lombardi immediately informed both teams upon learning about the situation that he had no prior knowledge of the incident and halted those talks, according to a source.

Oh, juicy. So, what do we got?

TSN’s Eric Macramalla, echoing other reports that it was a border incident: 

Maybe if we all read between the lines we can sniff this one out.