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If it was her or my NHL playing career worth millions...and she was doing what has been suggested...100% I would dump her.
I mean, there are red flags....and there are BIG red flags. This is a BIG red flag.
Speculation: Hoffman drama lowering his trade value?
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If it was her or my NHL playing career worth millions...and she was doing what has been suggested...100% I would dump her.
I mean, there are red flags....and there are BIG red flags. This is a BIG red flag.
Dazed and Confused
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I think Hoffman still has a decent bit of value (though Ottawa's negotiating position just went out the window). However I can't see any team bringing him in being quick to extend the welcome mat, nor can I see a locker room that's going to be willing to imbrace him off the ice.
He'll still be in the NHL, but I think teams will treat him purely as a mercenary, likely just getting 1 or 2 year deals once he's off this one.
He'll still be in the NHL, but I think teams will treat him purely as a mercenary, likely just getting 1 or 2 year deals once he's off this one.
Lunatik
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First and foremost, I want to say I am not saying the Hoffman allegations are worse than what Voynov did, as a human being Voynov is a piece of human shit and shouldn't be allowed to be free IMO.
However....
There is a difference between the Voynov/Hoffman situations from the perspective of an NHL team though. Voynov beat his wife at home, it didn't really affect anyone on the team until he was arrested. Hoffman's fiance (allegedly) threatened another players wife and harassed them about the death of their child, which directly impacts someone within the locker room.
We don't know the whole story yet.
It could be a feud situation where there were bad actions by both parties and Hoffman's fiance took it way too far.
We don't know enough yet to simply throw Hoffman under the bus...yet.
It could be a feud situation where there were bad actions by both parties and Hoffman's fiance took it way too far.
We don't know enough yet to simply throw Hoffman under the bus...yet.
What's tough about it?
She's not hot or at best she's not THAT hot, her personality obviously has major flaws and I highly doubt that a millionaire athlete would have trouble finding a decent girl that isn't a psycho and is somewhat qt.
Personally, I would dump her so fast your head would spin.
Nico the Draft Riser
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Yeah right, youd date someone for ten years you are bashing over looks and personality. I bet youd have started dating her in the first place... let alone ten years.
It's hard to understand what you mean by "youd". In context it could mean "you wouldn't" then again it could also mean "you would".
Other than that, you have to be the most innocent man on these boards.
Nico the Draft Riser
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People dont even break up over addictions, cheating, etc.. so what makes you think an online harassement would end ten years of dating someone as easily as 1-2-3?
Itll be much harder than that. This guy committed to marrying this woman by making her his fiancee.
Nico the Draft Riser
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That's his prerogative. I'm not saying he has to dump her.
NHL is an old boys club for a very large part. You think NHL (teams) as a whole, would accept Hoffman if it means also taking this kind of person with him? I don't. Players get shunned for far less than this.
Nico the Draft Riser
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I would never treat a man differently because of who he is married/engaged to unless it affected me or my family in some way. Otherwise I know him for who he is and how he plays (if I was a player).
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Yea you know, his fiancee did something. That something being sustained harassment against Karlsson's wife and taking jabs about their unborn baby. Hmmm... what could the problem be there? Yea man, welcome to 2018. It's ridiculous isn't it? Who would of thunk that in 2018, the spouse of one person attacking the a spouse of that person's co-worker about their dead baby would cause such a problem. When I was growing up, people wouldn't have batted and eye at that, because we were real tough guys.
StevenB
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There’s messing up, and there’s having such a disregard for human life and other people’s feelings that would enable you to be able to say something like that. If my girlfriend did something like that, I’d leave her ass and not look back. I wouldn’t want her instilling morals like that in my kids. Luckily she doesn’t.
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Problem with that concept is if you're on a team with 20 guys and your significant other might be a psychopath, it's going to hurt the people you play hockey with and their families. What happens when Hoffman gets traded to Edmonton and his GF decides she doesn't like McDavid's partner or something like that? The sideshow isn't worth the goals...
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DRL
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Welcome to the year 2018 where people call off engagements more often than you can probably imagine. If she did this you can bet Hoffman will kick her to the curb or suffer the consequences.
She did a good job in threatening the hubby until Pronger decided to GTFO and screwing over the Oilers. Obviously this is different situation, but the solution is kinda the same.. and believe me I can't stand this... it makes me sick to my stomach.
LAKings88
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I think it’s lowered.
Any one trading for him will come with strict no room for error instructions to keep his lady in check.
Any one trading for him will come with strict no room for error instructions to keep his lady in check.
GirardSpinorama
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Its only lowered because ottawa wants to get rid of him to try to keep karlsson. Its not lowered because teams wouldnt want him cause of his girlfriend’s alleged cyber harassment on another adult.
AussieCapsFan
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I think he'll land somewhere - the problem is what this does to him psychologically and how that impacts his game on the ice.
It doesn't help that he has publicly stated that he and his fiancee are "150 percent not guilty of this". It leaves him in the position of having to plead ignorance IF it turns out that his fiancee IS guilty of this.
If they stay together after this, it is going to be harder for his career. He'll forever be the apologist for her actions.
If they split up, he can say to his new team mates in the locker room "yeah I really dodged a bullet there - what a psycho SHE turned out to be".
And let's not even start on how he's going to be received by EVERY other fanbase when he plays away games. Those fans have just been given all the ammunition they need to boo him and heckle him.
As somebody who has dated a few nutjob women "back in the day", I find it impossible to believe that Hoffman hasn't seen some indications / signs of this - they've been together 10 years. There's no way the cray cray is staying hidden for that long.
It doesn't help that he has publicly stated that he and his fiancee are "150 percent not guilty of this". It leaves him in the position of having to plead ignorance IF it turns out that his fiancee IS guilty of this.
If they stay together after this, it is going to be harder for his career. He'll forever be the apologist for her actions.
If they split up, he can say to his new team mates in the locker room "yeah I really dodged a bullet there - what a psycho SHE turned out to be".
And let's not even start on how he's going to be received by EVERY other fanbase when he plays away games. Those fans have just been given all the ammunition they need to boo him and heckle him.
As somebody who has dated a few nutjob women "back in the day", I find it impossible to believe that Hoffman hasn't seen some indications / signs of this - they've been together 10 years. There's no way the cray cray is staying hidden for that long.
Lunatik
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Have you ever had a job? If your significant other negatively impacts your workplace, you can be fired for it. It's been that way forever, so this "my day crap" doesn't fly with anyone with a lick of sense.
