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YetAnotherNorwegian said:
Predators' Austin Watson suspended 27 games by NHL

Between this piece of **** and Voynov, how can the NHL not have a domestic violence policy?

This shouldn't be hard to grasp. Don't hit your girlfriend, or anyone else for that matter. One strike, you're out (no pun intended).
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One caveat to this---players do get approached by fans looking for trouble on occasion as happened to Milan Lucic a few years back and Milan showed a lot of restraint in that case but if someone comes up and slugs you for no reason IMO you have to right to defend yourself.
 
Fvital92 said:
Is it just me that finds a joke that this **** can play in the NHL( after his suspension) and Voynov can't?
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There's a big difference between hitting your wife so hard that she ends up in the hospital (Voynov) and grabbing your girlfriend's arm during a heated argument that leaves a mark.
 
Amazing Kreiderman said:
There's a big difference between hitting your wife so hard that she ends up in the hospital (Voynov) and grabbing your girlfriend's arm during a heated argument that leaves a mark.
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There were marks on her chest, and it's domestic violence nonetherless. I don't think any team should sign Voynov, just find absolutely ridiculous that the NHL forbid Voynov the possibility of playing in the NHL when another abuser can, even if his hits weren't as devastating as Voynov's.
 
Fvital92 said:
There were marks on her chest, and it's domestic violence nonetherless. I don't think any team should sign Voynov, just find absolutely ridiculous that the NHL forbid Voynov the possibility of playing in the NHL when another abuser can, even if his hits weren't as devastating as Voynov's.
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There are definitely double standards when it comes to this. The NHL is still glorifying Bobby Hull despite his actions, yet Voynov is not allowed back in the league and Austin Watson gets a suspension for 1/3 of the reg. season. Out of these 3 cases, Hull's was clearly the worst but he is still an ambassador to the Blackhawks, was celebrated during the Centennial ceremony etc.
 
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Seguin is staying in Dallas

Looks like Karlsson is headed San Jose or Vegas. You would think a huge 8 year contract extension is part of the deal

Panarin should take the Columbus offer. 8 years and basically whatever money he wants. You never know what happens. Panarin has a bad year. Maybe he gets hurt. The CBA could see changes in term limits. Take their money and guarantee your future. See how things work out. Maybe ask for a trade in the future with a full NMC/NTC. Nash did that. You never know what free agency will bring.
 
Amazing Kreiderman said:
There are definitely double standards when it comes to this. The NHL is still glorifying Bobby Hull despite his actions, yet Voynov is not allowed back in the league and Austin Watson gets a suspension for 1/3 of the reg. season. Out of these 3 cases, Hull's was clearly the worst but he is still an ambassador to the Blackhawks, was celebrated during the Centennial ceremony etc.
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Yeah, basically this. Maybe I'm ovethinking things but this is one of the rare cases that I think nationality has a hand in how the punishment is decided.
 
Amazing Kreiderman said:
There are definitely double standards when it comes to this. The NHL is still glorifying Bobby Hull despite his actions, yet Voynov is not allowed back in the league and Austin Watson gets a suspension for 1/3 of the reg. season. Out of these 3 cases, Hull's was clearly the worst but he is still an ambassador to the Blackhawks, was celebrated during the Centennial ceremony etc.
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Didn’t Voynov’s visa have something to do with it?
 
RangerBoy said:
Seguin is staying in Dallas

Looks like Karlsson is headed San Jose or Vegas. You would think a huge 8 year contract extension is part of the deal

Panarin should take the Columbus offer. 8 years and basically whatever money he wants. You never know what happens. Panarin has a bad year. Maybe he gets hurt. The CBA could see changes in term limits. Take their money and guarantee your future. See how things work out. Maybe ask for a trade in the future with a full NMC/NTC. Nash did that. You never know what free agency will bring.
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He doesn't wanna spend 8 years in Columbus, he doesn't have an injury history and he can make more money in the FA. I think, in his case, the benefits far outweight the risk of injury.
 
Guess the players VISA will have to be renewed anualy. So for Voynov I doubt he will get the needed VISA to work in the US
after his situation. Watson as a US citizen will not need a VISA. If the incident have happened in Canada he might have had issues being alowed to play in games in Canada. I also read somewhere that the NHLPA is making a case out of it. I have no knowledge at all of US worker law, but in Europe its very hard to get away for a company to not pay a worker for an off jobsite incident that would not hamper the employed persons ability to perform his job.
 
I wonder if Ottawa is still trying to attach Ryan to any Karlsson deal. He has a NMC. We have talked about this before but how many teams have:
1) the cap space to fit him, even with some money retained
2) the desire to tie up a good chunk of money for that number of years, even if some money is retained
3) Be accepted by Ryan as his next destination

I would find it hard to believe that SJ, if they were to give Karlsson a long-term extension for big money, would have the cap space and desire to tie up that much cap in a player when they are trying to go for it
 
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