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Firstly, respect. Secondly, what exact recourse does the league have if Dermott (or another player) keeps breaking this rule?

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[–] MacGuffin94 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.