Zaitsev in Russia for personal reasons

[scallionjj11]

as per the score

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[Larionov]

Say what you will about the owner, but this organization has always been very good about allowing players to take the time they need to attend to family affairs...

 

[BondraTime]

Say what you will about the owner, but this organization has always been very good about allowing players to take the time they need to attend to family affairs...

Every team is, NHLPA would have a field day otherwise.

 

[slamigo]

Twitter saying it has something to do with this:
Zaitsev's second divorce of the offseason not going too well | TradeRumours.com

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Every team is, NHLPA would have a field day otherwise.

...that being said, I would think that teams do have the latitude to decide on what constitutes as reason to take leave outside of the regular bereavement, paternity, etc.

It's the same as any other employer or union.

 

[BondraTime]

...that being said, I would think that teams do have the latitude to decide on what constitutes as reason to take leave outside of the regular bereavement, paternity, etc.

It's the same as any other employer or union.

No, the NHL and NHLPA is not like every other employer or union.

If you have any reason to ask for time off for personal matters, you will receive it, and when you leave without reason, like Buff and Berglund, you will be suspended.

 

[Sensinitis]

This is great news for the tank

 

[Larionov]

This is great news for the tank

I don't think we lose much with Jaros and Lajoie in there in place of Zaitsev and Goluboef, TBH. In fact, some would argue that we are better off.

 

[Sens72]

This is great news for the tank

If anything it’s the opposite, Zaitsev’s underlying numbers are really bad

 

[toxic poster]

If anything it’s the opposite, Zaitsev’s underlying numbers are really bad

Seriously - Chabot no longer being anchored to Zaitsev hurts the tank greatly. Zaitsev is having one of the worst seasons by any defender in the league according to advanced metrics. He passes the eye-test because he moves his feet and generally speaking he's not Cody Ceci.

Chabot now gets to play with DeMelo I'd assume, which is going to help our defense out greatly in the short-term, potentially longterm when DJ realizes how much better Chabot can be with a competent d partner.

 

[Alf Silfversson]

Twitter saying it has something to do with this:
Zaitsev's second divorce of the offseason not going too well | TradeRumours.com

Two divorces in one offseason? Damn, some dudes just don't waste any time.

 

[aragorn]

IMO Chabot needs a big tough right shot defender who can cover his ass when he takes off the way he does in every game. A big guy who can defend well, skate well & clear the front of the net since Chabot can't. A Shea Weber type of D would be very helpful to this team as a whole & I'm not sure they have one on their org? Jaros maybe as he matures but other than him I don't think they have anyone else who is good enough like that. This defence IMO needs work or more likely they need to change the makeup or they will be forced to keep a guy like Boro who does hit & block a ton of shots.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Two divorces in one offseason? Damn, some dudes just don't waste any time.

Bad headline. They say him leaving the Leafs was his first one.

I clicked. I feel dirty.

 

[GCK]

If anything it’s the opposite, Zaitsev’s underlying numbers are really bad

I think he has looked pretty good. 2nd pair guy who is an upgrade on Ceci.

 

[Que]

He passes the eye-test because he moves his feet and generally speaking he's not Cody Ceci.

 

[Stylizer1]

Say what you will about the owner, but this organization has always been very good about allowing players to take the time they need to attend to family affairs...

Doesn't every team in every league do this?

 

[Sensinitis]

If anything it’s the opposite, Zaitsev’s underlying numbers are really bad

That’s cool but the product on the ice is different he’s been solid defensively for us.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

That’s cool but the product on the ice is different he’s been solid defensively for us.

Not really. Haven't missed him at all. Chabot is noticeably better when he's not saddled with him.

 

[krapsik]

News from today Russian media:

Хоккеист сборной России похитил детей у жены посреди улицы и попал на видео: Хоккей: Спорт: Lenta.ru

 

[SensontheRush]

News from today Russian media:

Хоккеист сборной России похитил детей у жены посреди улицы и попал на видео: Хоккей: Спорт: Lenta.ru

Man, no kidding around with this guy.

 

[Qward]

Translation: "A video appeared on the network where the Ottawa Senators hockey player Nikita Zaitsev selects children from his former wife Margarita. The video is available on the Mash Telegram channel.

According to Mash, a company of three people - Zaitsev, his father and friend - was waiting for the athlete's ex-wife to go out with the children. There, two babies were taken from a woman who was accompanied by a nanny. On the video you can see how one of the women is being held so that she does not interfere with the abduction.

On November 27, REN TV reported that Zaitsev's ex-wife went to the police, saying that the hockey player had organized the abduction of their common children. It was alleged that the player missed a regular hockey match of the National Hockey League (NHL) and flew to Moscow to deal with the charges. Later, comments appeared on the father of the athlete, who spoke about the abuse of children by their mother.

Hockey player married Margarita in 2015. Then they had two daughters. This year it became known about their separation."

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Closing this one until there is some kind of official statement.

 

[Silencio]

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Well, doesn't sound like we can expect to be able to void the contract.

Ah well. At least the kids are ok, that's the most important.

 

[Ice-Tray]

God the dissolution of relationships can get messy...

 

[Micklebot]

[QDP]The tweet specifically said that the children normally reside with Zaitsev's parents. Idk about Russian law, but in Canada it's very difficult to take children out of the Provence little lone country if the other parent even has so much as visitation rights without consent of the other parent, so it's possible it wasn't an option for the kids to be with him here even if he had full custody. There are a lot of unanswered questions here and jumping to conclusions about Zaitsev or his ex-spouse based on what currently amounts to a lot of he said she said is probably the wrong way to go about it.

Lets move on and not speculate further on this, as it's only going to push us closer and closer to potential libel issues.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Have to say I am glad the immediate condemnation has not reached Hoffman levels when the news broke about his GF having a battle with Karlssons wife on social media. The solution then was to trade Hoffman for next to nothing (arguably less than nothing) to fix the room all before anything was even close to proven.

At first glance it does not look good. I am sure he felt he had his reasons.