Capitals forward Mike Richards' legal woes are essentially over after a Canadian judge stayed a drug charge filed against him last summer.
CBC reports the stay means prosecution has been discontinued but not officially dropped, though reinstatement of charges at this point would be unusual.
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Richards, 31, was arrested last June as he crossed from North Dakota into Manitoba. He was in possession of oxycodone at the time, according to court documents.