This is a goofy thread.
1. The "politics" that caused him problems early in his career were making racist comments.
2. That did not stop him from getting multiple NHL jobs and being an alright offensive defenseman. He can score, but he's not scoring 60-70 points on any planet.
3. He's one of the dumbest players in the NHL when it comes to actually playing defense. The way he loses players and misses reads in his own end, I'm convinced he can't count to 5.
4. He just seems like a weird dude that wears out his welcome. Georgiev punched him and he's the one who got the boot for that incident, which should tell you something. I am also like 95% sure he is the guy behind that strange "nyrfan" Twitter burner.
He'll get his shot somewhere for cheap, most likely. He hasn't done anything egregiously offensive in public lately and he provides a little pop offensively. But these are the reasons he is where he is now.