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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Right now the NHL is in a tough spot, I would argue that the two fail safe deadly phrases are domestic violence and rape.

If Kane had been caught doing a line of blow, or firing a needle full of bull hormones into his butt, they could send him to rehab, and probably let him play leading up to a trial or agreement.

But nowadays Domestic Assault and Rape are the WMD's of legal charges, basically whether he did it or not, the NHL is probably not going to allow him to play until this is cleared up beyond a reasonable doubt in terms of innocence or guilt.

Things have changed, in the old days in all sports if something like this happened, the teams would probably pay off the victim, pay off the press and make sure that it stayed quiet, but the media nowadays is much more active, and less beholden to the sports beat that they cover.

I would expect that the NHL will announce a suspension for Kane until the legal matter is cleared up. The last thing that want is a media circus everytime the Hawks come to town

Ridiculous. He hasn't even been charged.