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Originally Posted by GioforPM
You can't use extreme fact situations to ignore actual rules and contracts.
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You must be a lawyer. This take absolutely lacks pragmatism and business rationality. Why would the NHL follow through on levying punishment when the optics of it will look so poor. There is no benefit to them.
1) Alienates a fan base
2) Looks awful given the tragedy that lead to this issue
3) They were very much onside before the tragedy hit, and have given no indication that they are not going to remedy the situation
4) Just optically looking at this it would be a PR nightmare for the NHL. "NHL fines CBJ as a result of their young star player, father of 3 getting hit by drunk driver"
And for what - taking $5 million off of the ownership group? OR penalizing through draft pick forfeit and hurting the club?