VAN is wrong for not making sure a player was eligible before offering the contract. It's easy to do, but also a mistake that's been made before. Fair punishment and I'm sure they'll check next time. Also saw that time zones play a role, that's shitty but again it happens.

That being said, I agree with @O4L, why do we have 1 person doing this? We hire an excessive amount of people into HO when 2-3 used to be sufficient and yet only one person is left this task where it's important to be done in a timely manner? The window to grab new rookies and keep them on the site is small and crucial, making them wait or turning their first contract into a shitshow (e.g. this suspension and making them go elsewhere) can make them quit. What kind of introduction to a league is this? It should never get to a point where they wait this long.