FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2012 file photo, Columbus Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards stands behind Rick Nash (61) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh. Richards will stay on as t Blue Jackets' coach. Richards became interim coach in January when Scott Arniel was fired. The team said Monday, May 14, 2012, that he had agreed to a two-year contract after the Blue Jackets' record improved under the 45-year-old former Minnesota Wild coach. Details of the deal were not released.