Quoting: yikes
He will be terminated is the report, at least they are trying too.
if they neglect or disobey the teams code of conduct the team can terminate the player which is what they could be doing
For what? Punching the goalie? I mean, if that is the standard, does Kreider go too?
Quoting: Claesson4Norris
Allegations of racial bullying of the team's young star blueliner should be grounds for total contract termination
"Allegations" is the not the standard. Need more than that. If there is evidence, he is gone. But still need to maintain standards.
Quoting: coga16
the fact you are trying to justify the actions of a guy who has a long and troubling history of racism....there is no place in the 2021 NHL for guys like him. He will cry that he is being prosecuted for his beliefs, no its bc hes an awful person and an awful teammate that has finally had too many chances. Should have been told to hit the bricks a long time ago
Deangelo is an a-hole. He has a history. But that 2014 event did not occur under this contract. The Rangers signed him knowing full well his history. Cannot fire him for that now, since they were aware of his history. He would have had to break a clause in current contract. And maybe punching Georgiev applies...and certainly racial abuse towards Miller would apply, but that latter point is speculation.
Quoting: Bcarlo25
The NHL is a business. Not having Deangelo as a part of their business is the right fiscal decision. It’s a no brainer. Enjoy Russia kid.
NHL is a business, and this is thankfully a free-market capitalist society.
But it is a system based on trust and on laws. In some countries, contracts are meaningless. Here they are not. That is what allows free markets to operate. Anyone can freely enter into contracts, knowing they will be enforced. Thus you get full participation, which allows free-markets to follow normal laws of economics.