elvis15 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Rich Hammond Verified account @Rich_Hammond Slava Voynov's agent has announced that Voynov intends to return to Russia with his family (self-deport). Full statement from Rolland Hedges, Voynov's lawyer: I was told, by an immigration attorney, that self-deportation leaves open the possibility Voynov could return years later on new visa. Clearly a bit of a bomb, even if we knew it was a possibility. Wow. Maybe eyeing a return later? Or just getting out before the US can make it official? Chris Johnston @reporterchris Slava Voynov had $19.25M in actual dollars owed on the remaining four years of his contract ... #LAKings now off the hook. Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC As of now, Voynov's contract has not been voided. So, we will see how this proceeds. EDIT: now the Kings have weighed in: LA Kings @LAKings The Los Angeles Kings have issued the following statement in regards to Slava Voynov. >> http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=779399 … On July 2, Slava Voynov entered a plea of no contest to domestic violence. Since that development, Mr. Voynov has been in the custody of the Seal Beach Detention Center and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. During this period of detention, the Los Angeles Kings decided he would no longer play for the team. The method by which we would ensure this outcome was something we carefully considered and we established a deadline of September 17 – the beginning of our 2015-16 training camp – to reach this outcome. Recently it became evident to us that our conclusion to this process would be to terminate Mr. Voynov’s Standard Player’s Contract. However, Mr. Voynov’s announcement today of his intention to leave the United States and return to Russia makes the termination unnecessary. As we have publicly stated since Mr. Voynov’s arrest last year, the Kings organization will not tolerate domestic violence. As part of that commitment, we will soon announce a series of new Conduct Awareness Training Initiatives that reflect the values and principles central to our franchise. Easy to say now of course they were going to terminate the contract, but it'll certainly be voided or counted as a retiring contract (however that works technically). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashby17 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Wonder what happens to the Kings cap now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tortorella Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Voyonov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 The Kings should not have his caphit on their roster in my opinion. A little surprising, one tends to think professional athletes, celebrities are above laws and rulings. Either way I hope the person learns from this experience and becomes better for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Wonder what happens to the Kings cap now The contract would certainly be terminated much as it was with Kovalchuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Patrick Johnston @risingaction Now you wonder if Cody Franson regrets not waiting a little longer to sign. Could he have been a King? Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Added the Kings response in the OP, they were going to terminate Voynov's contract tomorrow as a deadline prior to training camp, but him returning to Russia means they won't have to (as I'd assume it just falls off as if he was retiring, much like Kovalchuk did). Chris Johnston @reporterchris The #LAKings say that terminating Slava Voynov's contract is "unnecessary" because he's returning to Russia. They'll retain his NHL rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Good point. Sabres > Kings this season IMO. With all the locker room drama, plus Lucic, LA won't be a very fun place this year. Especially if they start losing. Franson gets a chance to help a young team with future and current superstars make it to the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Wonder what happens to the Kings cap now The contract should come off the books whether people like it or not. It's not the Kings told him to beat his wife so they could rid themselves of his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun So as I speculated earlier, the play would appear to be to suspend Voynov and retain his NHL rights while he's gone to Russia By retaining his rights, he becomes an asset for LA to trade one day; mind you, Voynov would still face NHL discipline if he ever returned Whatever the technical term is I guess. Suspended in this manner would certainly remove his cap hit just as it has been for some time now (after the NHL approved it earlier). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Smart move by the Kings for not terminating it. He's not on the books, but still has to play for them if he returns, much like Radulov and Nashville. Though I doubt he returns any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam126 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Who's Voyonov? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliced Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Darn I wanted LA to be good this year, hopefully they have some Defensemen in the system ready to step up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Good, we don't need dirtbags like that in our League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Smart move. He`ll still make a lot of money back home. Good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggs50 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 That should open up much needed cap space for the kings. Gonna need it to extend Kopitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Anybody know what the King's D core looks like on paper now? I know they gained Ehrhoff, but losing Mitchell, Sekera, and now Voynov is really gonna hurt their D core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 From where I sit; I believe he would have had immigration troubles anyways. Leaving appeared to be a foregone conclusion. Which left just posturing and spin. The Kings should not have his caphit on their roster in my opinion. A little surprising, one tends to think professional athletes, celebrities are above laws and rulings. Either way I hope the person learns from this experience and becomes better for it. Yes. Perhaps he should have apologized to his wife. As opposed to the NHL. His teammates sure. But that is secondary. Hopefully we don't hear some sad story surrounding her in the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Anybody know what the King's D core looks like on paper now? I know they gained Ehrhoff, but losing Mitchell, Sekera, and now Voynov is really gonna hurt their D core. Their situation starts and finishes with Doughty. They will never be in a horrible place. McNabb was gaining ground and may be as good as Voynov was very soon. McNabb, Muzzin, Martinez & Doughty was already an enviable crew of big, young, mobile defenseman all with speed & skills. They are the heart of the Kings possession game as they get the puck, get it up ice and don't lose it. They all contribute to play making. Then are anchored by stay at home crease clearers Mitchell & Greene. It was actually a very good defence crew before they signed Ehrhoff and even though they lost Voynov. Ehrhoff was signed because they were not deep behind those ^ guys... Guys like Martinez missed major chunks of last season and without Voynov they had no replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Quitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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