Confirmed with Link: Panarin taking leave of absence from NYR (Warning in First Post)

[ColonialsHockey10]

This doesn't compute. If it's total bullshit, the Rangers shouldn't be giving it the light of day.

One of these parties is an NHL franchise managed by a guy who was a former NHLer player.

The other is the government of one of the world’s largest economies.

Sometimes I think we give this team a little too much credit. They absolutely cannot just dismiss it.

 

[Gardner McKay]

This doesn't compute. If it's total bullshit, the Rangers shouldn't be giving it the light of day.

They can't. The backlash for the team not doing its due diligence on what clearly seems as if it is bullshit, would be worse than the bullshit accusation itself. Which sucks, because I wish the team could just have Panarin's back and say "This is a completely unfounded allegation and we support our player". But not in 2021. They are doing what they have to do.

 

[DialUp]

Look how Voynov was banished for his clowning; this could very well be bad for Bread.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Not suspicious timing at all

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Tank meter > 100%

 

[Garl]

This is the same argument people make about age of consent.

The law is the law. Yes, it's a little arbitrary and has some small errors, just like voting age, drinking age, ect.

But at a certain point the law says an adult is an adult.

You can't just make the claim that all behavior isn't accountable just because legally we needed to draw an imperfect arbitrary line. That's throwing the entire baby out with the bath water.

Look, the law is the law, I agree. If you are an adult by the law, you face full consequences of your behaviour.

Wasnt the issue. Issue is, you find out that your worker was in a gang for example. Now, there is a huge difference, if he was in a gang last summer, or he was there a decade ago right? And if you know, he ceased any criminal activity 10 years ago, you would probably leave him at his job.

Otherwise, you have a situation, where if you have done anything wrong in the past, it doesn't matter if you corrected your behaviour, you are still tainted. In this case, why should one correct the wrong behaviour at all?

 

[rangers1314]

Also, just to be clear, there isn't a women making this claim right? It's coming from that nut Nazarov?

 

[Albatros]

Not suspicious timing at all

Does that really matter though? The main question should be whether the allegations are true or not.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Are the Rangers making him take a leave of absence or is this Panarin's decision?

 

[ViD]

Mod Note

There will be zero tolerance for bringing US political discussion into this conversation. Do not say we didn't warn you.

First of all, Brooksie needs to get the facts straight before calling it a “political hit”.

Nazarov said this alleged incident happened in Riga, Latvia, and it is not even in Russia.

Secondly, there’s zero need for any kind of retribution because Navalny is not popular among Russians despite how it’s portrayed in the western media.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Also, just to be clear, there isn't a women making this claim right? It's coming from that nut Nazarov?

Don't worry. They will find one. If this is a hit piece, they will do their best to take down Panarin.

 

[ElLeetch]

Well, that settles it. Top-5 pick again it is!

 

[NYSPORTS]

The question is: why does Panarin even care?

Obviously its retribution from Putin, a relatively mild one as well. Yet Artemy shouldn't care.. theres more in the russian press than the story with the girl, Artemiy is being described as a true psychopath who used to steal from his teammates and more.

well, he does have family in Russia. Maybe he needs to clean something up.

 

[DialUp]

First of all, Brooksie needs to get the facts straight before calling it a “political hit”.

Nazarov said this alleged incident happened in Riga, Latvia, and it is not even in Russia.

Sexindky, there’s zero need for any kind of retribution because Navalny is not popular among Russians despite how it’s portrayed in the western media.

Maybe he knows more than letting on (and straight from NYR).

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Russia is a soft authoritarian state. No, not everyone who is against Putin has been arrested and poisoned, in fact, the list is not very long. Basically, when it comes to arrests and imprisonment, you have Khodorkovsky and now Navalny. Probably you can throw in Belykh aswell, but I mean, he got caught getting a bribe(he was obviously set up but anyway)

Litivenko as well? Panarin did the morally right thing standing up to that piece of garbage regime and sadly he’s probably starting to see the consequences

 

[Captain Monglobster]

Look how Voynov was banished for his clowning; this could very well be bad for Bread.

True. Except Voynov actually did something.

 

[LOFIN]

Look how Voynov was banished for his clowning; this could very well be bad for Bread.

This and the Voynov situation have literally nothing in common.

 

[Mike in Houston]

If there is any truth to this, and I certainly hope there isn't, then Panarin has got to go.

 

[ViD]

Maybe he knows more than letting on (and straight from NYR).

I read that Nazarov interview today, there’s nothing else suggesting this incident even happened other than his words

 

[rangers1314]

Don't worry. They will find one. If this is a hit piece, they will do their best to take down Panarin.

Agreed.

 

[ClutchTom]

First of all, Brooksie needs to get the facts straight before calling it a “political hit”.

Nazarov said this alleged incident happened in Riga, Latvia, and it is not even in Russia.

Sexindky, there’s zero need for any kind of retribution because Navalny is not popular among Russians despite how it’s portrayed in the western media.

If you think the fact that it happened in Riga makes the slightest bit of difference as to whether it is or isn't a hit piece, you have zero clue what you're talking about. It is a politically motivated statement by Nazarov, that much is fact. Whether or not the assault actually happened is another issue entirely.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Look how Voynov was banished for his clowning; this could very well be bad for Bread.

Even if Panarin drunkenly beat a girl up outside a bar in 2011 (which I HIGHLY doubt), what Voynov did was considerably worse, and I don't think I would compare the two.

 

[Raspewtin]

some of you have really questionable attitudes towards the potential victimhood in this circumstance.

this seems questionable from a purely political perspective but some of you speak as if russia/lativa/the CIS bloc have no domestic violence victims and everyone that lives there cannot be trusted. If Panarin did this (absolutely huge if), will there be a rallying cry that his alleged victim is a liar or a putin crony?

 

[NYSPORTS]

At the moment, along with TDA, we can add Panarin’s salary to the heap of dead money.

 

[nyrage]

So to recap this latest episode of As The Rangers World Turns

our star centerMika Zibanejad got Covid and lost all his talent

Our best performing center broke his wrist on a freak play then got Covid

our first overall pick has 2 points and can’t do anything

our best offensive dman got into a brawl with our back up goalie and is now in exile

our 2nd overall pick who suffers from diabetes is now out with Covid after scoring the shootout winner in Philly.

and our Hart Trophy finalist and best player is leaving the team after a political hit job was published in efforts to ruin his career.

did I miss anything? Oh we signed the worst player in the league in Jack Johnson

Trouba geting hurt.