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Originally Posted by savardandjokinen
Terrible person that has done terrible stuff? Quite possible.
Will it stop at least one of 31 teams from pursuing him? No.
He was a very good top 4 dman at one point. Probably not the same anymore, but definitely NHL caliber.
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I can guarantee you that there are a large number of teams that wouldn't want him near their roster. The fan outrage, the locker room divisions, the unwanted publicity. The team may win a few games because of him, but they would lose millions in goodwill.
Sports teams are businesses first and foremost and few businesses would be willing to take that potential risk. Look at what Baltimore did with Ray Rice. They paid money for him to be gone.
Hell, the NHL wants to build their female fanbase... good luck with a team doing that if they bring this sack of crap aboard.