CSKA Moscow of the KHL has decided to take a chance on a recent free agent, signing Brendan Leipsic to a one-year contract for the 2020-21 season. The 26-year old Leipsic saw his contract with the Washington Capitals terminated in May after private messages from Instagram came to light. At the time, the NHL released this statement:
The National Hockey League strongly condemns the misogynistic and reprehensible remarks made by players Brendan Leipsic and (Florida Panthers prospect) Jack Rodewald in a private group chat that has surfaced on social media. There is no place in our League for such statements, attitudes and behavior, no matter the forum. We will address this inexcusable conduct with the clubs and players involved.
Immediately, it became clear that Leipsic would no longer be welcome on the Capitals, who placed him on unconditional waivers and then terminated his contract. He’ll now get an opportunity to continue his career, though it will be overseas.
Leipsic scored 11 points in 61 games for the Capitals this season and has 59 in his 187-game career. The third-round pick has suited up for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights, Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, and Capitals, never staying in one place for very long.
I wonder, if it were found that Ovechkin made similiar online comments, would the Caps terminate his contract too?
The answer would be no.
We don’t know cause Ovechkin doesn’t do stuff like that
Take it to a political forum Eugene. This is a hockey website.
And reported.
Thank you, wreckage!
I’d love to answer Eugene’s question, but wrong forum for that.
@bross16 – You’re right, Ovie likely wouldn’t do that, but the hypothetical question still stands.
I don’t think anything would happen if a good player got exposed as a POS, unless they really did something bad. But it’s a really simple solution. Just don’t be a bad person. Especially if you’re a scrub.
As Bishop Desmond Tutu said “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
As someone on a hockey blog once said, “If you post about non-hockey related subject matter, you likely won’t be posting for very long”.
:)