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Boston Bruins 2023-24 Roster and Salary Cap Discussion IX

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Mr. Make-Believe said:
Proven innocent?

Absolutely false. No. Not even close.
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If you are charged in the criminal court and then released what do you call that? Not guilty? Innocent of the crimes you've been charged with? We're talking semantics here. Free to go? What suffices for you?

I hope the mods come in and say "No more Lucic talk" because he's a free man, no one here was there the night in question and we should leave him and his family be.
 
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JCRO said:
I just dont see how management allows him to continue his career in Boston. Even if the players all love him- Is management going to stick their neck out for a controversial player especially after the MM situation? And a player that is potentially playing his last year?

I think its safe to say there would be far more people with the view of-

"I CANT BELIEVE THEY'RE (the Bruins) KEEPING THIS GUY!!"

as opposed to-

"I CANT BELIEVE THEY (the Bruins) QUIT ON A GUY WHO JUST LEFT THE PLAYERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AFTER A PHYISCAL ALTERCATION WITH HIS WIFE THAT INVOVLED ALCOHOL!!"

Sounds harsh and I want to reiterate what you also made a point of in that we want them to succeed as a family and move forward. But I personally just dont see it with the Bruins.
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Good points.

I don’t know the legal aspects though.

If he’s technically “cleared” of the charges through the courts, successfully completed the assistance program and is physically able to play, will they just “cut” him?

Are they setting themselves up for a lawsuit, considering he played every game until he got hurt, so him being cut wouldn't be the result of his play.

They would seem to be cutting him because of the incident.
(Which they may have every right to do)

So many questions that need to be answered.
 
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Dizzay said:
If you are charged in the criminal court and then released what do you call that? Not guilty? Innocent of the crimes you've been charged with? We're talking semantics here. Free to go? What suffices for you?
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It's more than semantics. The charges were dropped, which says zero about guilt or innocence. It is not uncommon for abused family members to refuse to testify against their abusers. Just because the prosectution didn't feel they could conduct a trial, the incident still happened and no one that we've seen is denying that it did.
 
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sarge88 said:
Good points.

I don’t know the legal aspects though.

If he’s technically “cleared” of the charges through the courts, successfully completed the assistance program and is physically able to play, will they just “cut” him?

Are they setting themselves up for a lawsuit, considering he played every game until he got hurt, so him being cut wouldn't be the result of his play.

They would seem to be cutting him because of the incident.
(Which they may have every right to do)

So many questions that need to be answered.
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Absolutely. Agree on all parts and a lot of unknowns. Time will tell.
 
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Dizzay said:
If you are charged in the criminal court and then released what do you call that? Not guilty? Innocent of the crimes you've been charged with? We're talking semantics here. Free to go? What suffices for you?
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No. Not semantics. "Proven innocent" is not semantics. It implies proof that he did nothing wrong.

Nothing even close to that was what came out of today's events. Has nothing to do with ME or what suffices for ME. It's an entirely incorrect statement.
 
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EverettMike said:
Waive him who gives a shit.
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He's still with the org though, even if it's not in BOS.

I suppose they can tell him to stay away from reporting to PRO, but they're opening themselves up to litigation from the NHLPA if they're waiving him, telling him to stay away, etc when he's healthy, cleared of charges (whether you agree or not), and has cleared the assistance program.

It's not as cut and dry as "waive him". This isnt a case of a player getting waived to hopefully clear and get sent down to PRO to play.
 
SPLBRUIN said:
Craig McTavish did something far worse then Lucic and he seemed to do ok after his return to hockey, and coached several years in the NHL.
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They did trade him before he ever played another game as a Bruins though.
 
JRull86 said:
He's still with the org though, even if it's not in BOS.

I suppose they can tell him to stay away from reporting to PRO, but they're opening themselves up to litigation from the NHLPA if they're waiving him, telling him to stay away, etc when he's healthy, cleared of charges (whether you agree or not), and has cleared the assistance program.

It's not as cut and dry as "waive him". This isnt a case of a player getting waived to hopefully clear and get sent down to PRO to play.
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I genuinely think it is that clear cut. What is the lawsuit? He'll still get paid.
 
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