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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
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.
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There are definitely teams that wont sign him - and I am personally very happy that our defence is so deep that it isn't even going to be a question if we'd take a shot at him. But there will also be a number of teams that will chase after him too.
And the reason is pretty simple. Fans have very short memories when it comes to players. This is something that typically shocks the union every time there is a labour dispute and they discover that nearly everyone cheers for the logo and not the name bar.
Whoever signs him, there will be a percentage of that team's fanbase that will immediately forgive and forget. There will be a percentage that will just be willing to forget. And, there will be a percentage that will be unwilling to do either. The size and ratio of these three groups will largely depend on how effective Voynov is at making their team better.
As you say, sports teams are businesses first and foremost. And nothing sells like success.