You're not a kid anymore and I'm not defending him if he did it. But there has to be a difference between him doing it last year and 10 years ago, no?
Confirmed with Link: Panarin taking leave of absence from NYR (Warning in First Post)
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You're not a kid anymore and I'm not defending him if he did it. But there has to be a difference between him doing it last year and 10 years ago, no?
Mike in Houston
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Great question, I thought maybe it was Rangers PR doing their due diligence to investigate the allegations as to not look like tone deaf during the believe women/me too climate.
Oscar Lindberg
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Savant
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If Panarin goes to Russia, he isn’t coming back
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what distraction is there? say it’s not true, that it’s retaliation from the govt for his posts being anti-putin and move on. pretty sure the entirety of NY would believe him if he said that. all this does is rise suspicion that he did this.
HatTrick Swayze
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The issue is, even if it isn’t true, it is at best now a he said - she said situation. At worst it is a situation where the force of the Russian state will come to bear on Panarin via police, media, etc.
NYR doing extreme damage control after having a bad incident earlier in the year.
Adds up to, he could actually be gone. The hell people.
NYR doing extreme damage control after having a bad incident earlier in the year.
Adds up to, he could actually be gone. The hell people.
Zero difference between allegedly assaulting a woman at 18 or 28. You can't really be this obtuse? I mean...
I’d imagine he’s never stepping foot in Russia again, and the team is probably investigating and then if proven false they’ll probably ask him to get citizenship to protect himself.
CommaSynapse
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I'm assuming he's going to be meeting with lawyers and such before possibly heading back to Russia to face this. Definitely an unnerving situation on many fronts.
Brooklyn Rangers Fan
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So that all parties involved can show they're being completely above board and open in addressing the allegation.
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that’s what I’m thinking so why do this? say its not true. everyone who knows the context would believe its political BS.
I mean how long of a leave of absence? Couple of games? I mean do the hockey gods really hate the Rangers that much?
NYRFAN218
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Sounds like complete bullshit given the circumstances. f*** Russia.
Rangers in 7
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So 9 years ago he “beat up” a 18 year old. I don’t buy it for a second.
East Coast Bias
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if this LOA is being set up by the team, it’s a massively huge misstep. this shouldn’t be given the light of day.
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Don’t think any of us has enough information to answer the “Why...” question right now.
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So, the allegation is pure hearsay from this rando Putin flack, and not an accusation from the woman herself?
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