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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Nah they can only be tolerant if the player has significant value to the organization on ice.
Jarret Stoll gets arrested with cocaine and MDMA at a Las Vegas Hotel's pool, Kings do nothing.
Evgeny Kuznetsov has a video of him in a room with cocaine lines on the table and tests positive for cocaine at the World Championships. Caps do nothing.
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This is why I wonder if the NHLPA will challenge it TBH.
He wasn't charged with a crime, and didn't fail a drug test.
Cocaine usage is suspected to be somewhat common amongst NHLers.
Setting precident that would allow a team to terminate a players contract for Cocaine usage without A) An arrest / charge or B) A failed drug test would open a pretty slippery slope for the NHLPA.
Because if all they need is a picture/video of a player with cocaine for a contract they want to terminate that becomes a bit of an issue.