Rejoint: sept. 2018
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Mostly kind words, and mostly accurate.
For the Blackhawks: "hating the people in the organization at this point is misguided", fair, but hating the organization isn't. A $2M fine isn't s***, and you can't convince me otherwise that the team should have forfeited multiple draft picks/draft classes. Trading a player with a NTC? Capital punishment. Covering up sexual assault for years, resulting in the assault of 2 college students? Slap on the wrist equivalent to ~0.05% of the owner's/family's net worth.
IMO, effective punishment would be forfeiting all 2022 + 2023 draft picks, and watching the organization win the Bedard lottery knowing full well they couldn't draft him. Want to send a message that sexual assault isn't okay? And that there's actual consequences for that? That would have sent a message. F*** the Hawks for eternity, and f*** Bettman/the league for such a weak, cowardly stance.
F*** the Pens, too, for purely hockey reasons. And f*** the Caps for good measure.
But sending my best wishes to all fanbases (yes, including the Hawks/Pens/Caps). This sport is awesome, the fans are awesome even if I hate your team, and you all deserve good things. Cheers