[News] NHL suspends Voynov indefinitely after domestic violence arrest. Upd: Voynov charged

[jar_e]

Originally Posted by Fire

If Voynov is found not guilty I wonder if he would have case for a lawsuit against the NHL. I know he's still getting paid but preventing him from playing is detrimental to his career.

To clarify, he's only not allowed to participate in "team events' (ie. practices, etc.) TSN stated that he still is allowed to access facilities, trainers, etc. though TSN stated that the league threatened to pull that after this stunt.

[driveway]

This really bothered me. I lost a lot of respect for Dean Lombardi and Darryl Sutter over letting Voynov out on the ice with the team. He's suspended for a very, very serious reason and it's deeply upsetting that they would think that letting him out with the team was in any way appropriate.

I was a fan of the Kings, I am no longer.

[Drury18]

Preliminary hearing for Voynov going on now:

Chris Johnston @reporterchris
The preliminary hearing in Slava Voynov's felony domestic violence case is underway. More details of the incident likely to be disclosed.

[sureLoss]

sickening testimony from the officer

Nathan Fenno @nathanfenno
Redondo Beach police officer: Voynov's wife had laceration over left eye, blood streaming, red marks on neck.

Nathan Fenno @nathanfenno
Officer says Voynov's wife said he struck her in the face with his fist. #Kings #NHL

Nathan Fenno @nathanfenno
Officer: Voynov pushed wife to ground multiple times, kicked her repeatedly while on ground, chocked her three times.

Nathan Fenno @nathanfenno
Officer: Voynov pushed her into flat-screen TV where she cut her face.

Nathan Fenno @nathanfenno
Officer: Voynov's wife required eight stitches to close wound above left eye.

Nathan Fenno @nathanfenno
Officer: "There's bruising, red marks, scratches on the victim's neck."

Nathan Fenno @nathanfenno
Prosecutors will apparently introduce photos of the alleged injuries to Voynov's wife today. #Kings #NHL

Nathan Fenno @nathanfenno
I can only catch quick glimpses of photos of the injuries to Voynov's wife. Lots of blood.

Nathan Fenno @nathanfenno
At Voynov's home, the officer noted blood all over bedroom, including covering comforter and a bloody handprint on floor.

[GioforPM]

He's 6 feet and just under 200 lbs. Keep that in mind.

[The Fonz]

Guy is scum. Hope this gets him deported, or thrown in jail.

[sureLoss]

The evidence makes it clear why this is so much different than the Varlamov case

[dammage79]

Yep, that's a career ender. Deport him. That's ridiculous. I said before I would hope there would be a way to keep his career going in the NHL while re-educating and learning from this but yeah, that's pretty bad.

[JohnnySkittles]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

He's 6 feet and just under 200 lbs. Keep that in mind.

So that means he's too weak to do this? Guy's a POS, deport him.

[CalgaryFan1988]

I know, Innocent until proven guilty, but......

The fact that this son of a ##### gets to have a beautiful wife, plus a dream job, more money than anyone needs and this is what he does with his gifts?

What an idiot. Hopefully he gets thrown in jail for 10 years or so. That way he loses his wife (which hopefully he already did) and his career.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by JohnnySkittles

So that means he's too weak to do this? Guy's a POS, deport him.

No - that means he's a big guy compared to his wife.

I'd rather keep him in the US, because I imagine his wife gets more in the inevitable divorce than in Russia, where what he did may not even have resulted in charges.

[Ashasx]

Can the NHL stop giving LA preferential treatment and make his salary count towards the cap?

[CalgaryFan1988]

Originally Posted by JohnnySkittles

So that means he's too weak to do this? Guy's a POS, deport him.

Pretty sure he means that a 6 foot/200 pound man would have a hell of a kick/punch on another person, let alone his wife.

[Drury18]

This explains the $100,000 fine by the NHL.

Sickening. I can't come up with anything more then sickening.

Far different then the Varlamov situation where the officers noted small bruising on the complainant.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

If those allegations are indeed true his career should be over pretty quickly.

Brutal.

[mrdonkey]

Awful. There is simply no excusing this, I hope they throw the book at the wife beating scumbag.

[Resolute 14]

Dean Lombardi's self-indulgent tripe from mid-November is appropriate now:

https://twitter.com/petbugs13/status/534754306780450816

"Quite frankly, I'm beyond caring about reinstatement or cap relief," Lombardi said. "My biggest concern is that if he is charged with a felony, this one incident could jeopardize Slava's entire career."

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Can the NHL stop giving LA preferential treatment and make his salary count towards the cap?

Honestly, the Kings *should* be relieved of Voynov's cap hit. And I say that in full mind of Lombardi's idiotic comments just posted.

From a cap perspective, this should ultimately be little different than how LTIR is treated. Unless you think the Kings as an organization, and the other players on the roster, deserve to be punished as well for the actions of one individual?

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Honestly, the Kings *should* be relieved of Voynov's cap hit. And I say that in full mind of Lombardi's idiotic comments just posted.

From a cap perspective, this should ultimately be little different than how LTIR is treated. Unless you think the Kings as an organization, and the other players on the roster, deserve to be punished as well for the actions of one individual?

Just the rules aren't made out like that.

This would only happen for the Kings, Chicago, or Pittsburgh. I have a hard time believing the NHL would be so lenient if Voynov played for Calgary.

[Caged Great]

After hearing the details, that should be the end of Voynov in the NHL. That's felony assault, and should include jail time/deportation.