Mike Richards said his decision not to participate in the Flyers' Dry Island program "wasn't a big deal." The Dry Island was a voluntary program where Flyers players were asked to go a month without drinking and write their number on a locker room board to signify their pledge. After Richards and Jeff Carter were traded, two unnamed players said that Richards and Carter decided against taking part in the program. "It was just something that happened for a handful of guys, just more of a playful thing that half the team took part in and the other half didn't," Richards said. "It wasn't a big deal. . . . Someone's trying to make a mountain out of it."