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Richards pays off in the playoffs

May 8, 2012 8:47 PM By ARTHUR STAPLE arthur.staple@newsday.com

New York Rangers right wing Ryan Callahan (24)

Photo credit: AP | New York Rangers right wing Ryan Callahan (24) celebrates his goal with Michael Del Zotto (4) and Brad Richards (19) during the second period against the Washington Capitals in Game 3. (May 2, 2012)

The Rangers have never paid anyone as much as they're paying Brad Richards. By the time July 1 rolls around, the 32-year-old center will have already been paid $20 million of the $60 million he signed for, with the remainder stretched out through 2020.

But if Richards continues to do what he's done so far in the playoffs, what he did with 7.6 seconds left in Game 5 on Monday night, then it...

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