Musi waFebruary 26, 2008, anenge maawa matatu pamberi peNHL kutengeserana kwekupedzisira, Richards akatengeswa kuDallas Stars muchibvumirano che blockbuster (pamwe chete nemubati wepagedhi Johan Holmqvist) mukutsinhana nemubati wepagedhi Mike Smith, wepakati Jeff Halpern, winger Jussi Jokinen uye 2009
chisarudzo chechina chedrafiti. Richards akaisa Stars 'franchise rekodhi yevanonyanya kubatsira mumutambo wekutanga wechikwata chemutambi nevashanu; rekodhi iri zvakare basa rakakwirira raRichards. Mumutambo, Dallas yakakunda Chicago Blackhawks 7 <unk> 4, uye Richards akatumidzwa zita remutambo wekutanga nyeredzi.