While the NHL has been largely praised for the firm stance it has taken on Los Angeles Kings defenceman Slava Voynov, who has been suspended indefinitely since Oct. 20 due to domestic violence charges, there have been dissenters. Foremost among them has been the team itself, which has given lip service to supporting the suspension but had no problem with letting Voynov practice and associate with the squad.
As the Los Angeles Times' Lisa Dillman noted, general manager Dean Lombardi and the club allowed Voynov to skate with his teammates Dec. 2:
The league promptly fined the Kings $100,000 for that decision, which set off a round of “so much for innocent until proven guilty” from some Los Angeles fans. But while there are those grousing about the unfairness of it all, those muttered complaints are nothing compared to the outcry the league would be facing today if it had turned a blind eye to the charges against Voynov.
Voynov’s preliminary hearing took place on Monday in Torrance, California, and the prosecution got to lay out its case against the 24-year-old. While the trial and verdict ...
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