Arizona Coyotes' Travis Dermott uses Pride Tape after NHL's ban - ESPN
Firstly, respect. Secondly, what exact recourse does the league have if Dermott (or another player) keeps breaking this rule?
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/38720616/arizona-coyotes-travis-dermott-uses-pride-tape-nhl-banOpen linkView original on feddit.uk
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Seeing as hockey is fairly conservative and players rarely take an active role against the league or teams I bet Bettman didn't actually think through the response of someone used pride tape. Good on Dermott. Now the NHL is in a lose lose position. It either does nothing and the rule effectively no longer exists or it imposes a fine and the NHL gets a lot of bad PR.
You're paid millions of dollars a year, how about you keep your objections to yourself and shut the fuck up.
I love this. I hope more players follow.
My wife just called the NHL the "National Homophobia League" and I'm laughing so hard right now.
I mean, she's not wrong.
The NHL is such a retarded organization when compared to the other big leagues.
You can disagree with the NHL and be disappointed in them without using that word, you know.
Fines and suspension I suspect
I can see that going badly for the league if it begins to affect enough teams. I don't doubt they'll go down the 'teammate pressure' route, but I can see it getting ugly if the league itself has no support from those rosters.
Well here's hoping they don't buckle under pressure 🤞
League can fine him every time he does it
We knew this would happen but it’s sad that I’ve only heard of one player that actually cares about gays rather than using them as a market