we win the cup in 2025 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I can foresee Russian,Belarus players etc and interactions with the Russian Hockey Federation be banned as the war escalates. what do you think? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 No. Maybe banned from leaving Russia by Russia but the NHL won't GAF. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jaimito Posted February 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) They have nothing to do with the war. It's like banning American players since their government keep invading other countries or bomb civilians "by accident". Edited February 24, 2022 by Jaimito 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Doubt that players would be banned from playing but I could see governments restricting their income going back to Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Heretic Posted February 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2022 Ban Japanese players for Pearl Habour? Come on man. Not all Germans were Nazis. Not all Russians are for Putin's war. 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Alright lock it up lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I guess they will make Podz answer media questions before and after tonight's game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Coconuts Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Let's ban US players because of their government's long history of destabilizing other countries 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Ward Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Individual Russians should not be banned from doing anything, unless they publicly support Putin's actions or spread propaganda about it. There is clearly no justification for this and if anybody speaks up for Putin, they should not be welcome in any competitions. All international competitions (Olympics, World Cups, Tennis, etc...) should immediately ban Russia from competing. They have shown, as a nation in a coordinated way, that they cheat all the time and now they have shown that they don't belong in the world order. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux_win Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I agree with an earlier post that the NHL doesn't give a ... However if they actually wanted to do the ethical thing I would suggest dealing with it on a player by player basis. This is an unusual situation that could perhaps benefit from an unusual response. If Russians are willing to sign a statement condemning the war then they can stay. If they support Putin's completely illegitimate war then why should we hard working democratic citizens pay for their salaries and treat them like celebrities? Democracies don't have to eat themselves (i.e. allow anti-democratic forces to exist without repercussions). One could say that we should keep sports and politics separate but there comes a time when outrageous actions have to be called out and unusual steps must be taken. This is such a time. But hey, that's just a suggestion for people who care about ethics. That doesn't include the NHL or a lot of the general public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Dixon Ward said: Individual Russians should not be banned from doing anything, unless they publicly support Putin's actions or spread propaganda about it. There is clearly no justification for this and if anybody speaks up for Putin, they should not be welcome in any competitions. All international competitions (Olympics, World Cups, Tennis, etc...) should immediately ban Russia from competing. They have shown, as a nation in a coordinated way, that they cheat all the time and now they have shown that they don't belong in the world order. That's Ovechkin. Edited February 24, 2022 by NewbieCanuckFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
we win the cup in 2025 Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Jaimito said: They have nothing to do with the war. It's like banning American players since their government keep invading other countrues or bomb civilians "by accident". Banning Americans…lol especially the Trumpers. IDK this sounds like a good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 No, Russian players will not be banned from the NHL. Why? Apart from the problem of breaking a player contract, which would be a clear violation of the CBA, it would wind up costing owners big money. Now, NHL owners are not crazy about the idea of paying out millions of dollars to star players who AREN'T playing for them and you'll understand how and why the NHL is likely to remain relatively silent about the invasion of Ukraine. And you aren't going to make players sign any statements that condemn Putin? Why? Apart from being authoritarian, it is because they all have family members at home who would be at serious risk for harm if a prominent Russian dared to criticize Putin, his government or his military. This is Putin we are dealing with, and if he can't order them poisoned or thrown out a window from a high floor do you think he'd hesitate to go after an NHL player's family? But the question shouldn't be "Should Russians be allowed to play in the NHL". It should be more like, "What do we have to do to support our players and their families?" And though Ovechkin's past public support for Putin may invite some backlash from politically minded fans, he won't lose his job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) Obviously. They deserve it too. I recall watching Kucherov and Vasilevskiy storm a wall and garrote a bunch of Ukrainians themselves. The Russian army didn't even know what was going on, they just came out of nowhere clad in nothing but warpaint screaming about the Blue Jackets. Edited February 24, 2022 by McBackup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 That would be like us banning Americans for the invasion of Iraq among other places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Maybe Ovechkin (NOTE: I'm not making light of the situation in Ukraine; I just think it's ridiculous to involve sports players in this; who knows - their families back home could be under threat from their governments)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck #12 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Depending on how much the sanctions affect the Russian economy, I could see the opposite happening actually, in that the KHL may not be able to pay its players and at least some of the North Americans may come home. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 The sanctions on Russia are likely to kill the KHL at least for next season. I think we’ll be seeing more Russians coming over here actually. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4petesake Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 22 minutes ago, DeNiro said: The sanctions on Russia are likely to kill the KHL at least for next season. I think we’ll be seeing more Russians coming over here actually. The K is starting to feel the pinch already. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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