The Official 2015-16 LA Kings Thread

[mrwicked]

That may have been the point of my post

 

oh, ha.

oops.

then i meant you say "exactly."

[HaloCory22]

Slava Voynov taken into custody following his release from jail by US immigration.

[Schildog]

that was another thing. is he going to be deported?

[gotbeer]

Slava Voynov taken into custody following his release from jail by US immigration.

 

Richards may face the same issues depending on the severity of the drug punishment.  My guess is, it's taken down to a misdemenor possession.  Because if it's felony possession, he might not be able to get the work visa for the US.

 

I'm trying to think of the professional athlete, I think it was hockey, that wasn't allowed to go into Canada because he had a felony marijuana charge.

[Tank]

Interesting that the Kings voided his contract for getting busted with pills but they are keeping Voynov around after he beat his wife so bad he sent her to the hospital.

 

i think it was more a case of letting the legal process play out for voynov before making a decision, whereas with richards they just simply wanted to get out from under such a big contract for such an unproductive player. with richards arrest, it felt like they finally had a way to say good riddance without having to eat all that money. they've been rather quiet about the voynov situation.

[Angel Oracle]

Voynov is much more the important player.   But both screwed up off of the ice, and need to deal with the consequences.

[nate]

The Kings will welcome Voynov back with open arms.

[Schildog]

i still think it's great where the ducks fans here are on the high horse. 

 

bertuzzi and heatly are top notch human beings. 

[OCAngelsNotLAA]

Haha comparing Bertuzzi and heatley to the kings troubled players is laughable.  Both of those players played less then a full season with the Ducks and in heatley case he played in only a handful of games.  Neither player was a key contributor to any success that the Ducks had.  Plus the ducks signed heatley 12 YEARS after that car crash...  Richards and Voynov were pretty important pieces to both of the Kings cups,  You are right Schildog, the ducks fans need to get off their high horse and bow to the righteous Kings

[Angel Oracle]

Richards was important more to the first SC, and was starting to slump even during the 2nd SC run. 

[HaloCory22]

i still think it's great where the ducks fans here are on the high horse. 

 

bertuzzi and heatly are top notch human beings. 

50 in '07. Lifetime pass for anything.

[mrwicked]

voynov is likely going to be in a worse spot than richards

for richards, there is protocol in place for drugs

pretty simple

they will buy him out, pay some penalty for the BS of trying to cancel the contract, and everyone moves on

 

but serious domestic violence is REALLY frowned upon when it comes to visas

and she isn't just hiding in the shadows taking the pay-off, she has come out and said this wasnt the first time, she is scared for her life, etc etc etc

sucks all around

 

ha on heatley. i still can't believe how bad he was. that seemed like a great buy low deal. waste of $1m in cap space.

[Thomas]

The Kings will welcome Voynov back with open arms.

 

Probably but as long as he is suspended by the league it's speculation. He is hands off um... so to speak.

 

I think he'll just end up in the KHL. Why bother with the headache of the NHL if he can just go home. Yeah the currency isn't what it was but still they won't even bat an eyelash with what he was charged with.

[nando714]

I'm ready for some games to be played. Enough of this voynov, Richards bs.

Kopi will be paid. (I have his jersey so he better be lol)

[Angel Oracle]

Same here, although it's the short sleeved Kopi shirt 

[Tank]

Same here, although it's the short sleeved Kopi shirt 

 

i hope that's not the new adidas jersey, AO.

[Schildog]

we're all kopi whores. i have a kopi tee. 

[Thomas]

I think he'll just end up in the KHL. Why bother with the headache of the NHL if he can just go home. Yeah the currency isn't what it was but still they won't even bat an eyelash with what he was charged with.

Called it.

[Schildog]

good riddance. what a piece of shit.

[gotbeer]

Slava Voynov is returning to Russia, leaving LA Kings

just in case you needed a link.  

 

 

 

Voynov's decision to leave North America will clear roster space and salary cap room for the Kings, who signed him to a six-year, $25 million contract extension in June 2013.

 

[Schildog]

does anyone know what the new cap geek site is?

[gotbeer]

does anyone know what the new cap geek site is?

 

sad story about that site.  Guess the guy who ran it died of cancer.  So that's why it no longer exists.

 

But I use sporttrac.  http://www.spotrac.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/

[Schildog]

yeah i read that a little back. amazing how he was able to do what he did. that guy is a legend.

[Angel Oracle]

I got my purple short-sleeve Kopi top back in September 2011, during the Kingsfest day at Staples Center that signaled the opening of training camp. 

That has brought a lot of good luck since then to the Kings. 

[disarcina]

with the way the Halos played in August and into September -- I can hardly wait until the LA Kings opener and the start of the NHL season..........