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Originally Posted by nik-
The Kings should have got cap relief right away.
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Nah - by doing it this way, the NHL sends a message to its clubs that this sort of behavior is absolutely beyond zero tolerance. Voynov already hurt the Kings by being out of the lineup, but his actions also put the team in a position where they were completely incapable of doing anything to offset his loss.
Right move by the NHL. In the long term, nobody loses from this.