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Originally Posted by valo403
Boogard's own decisions were enabled by the NHL and it's agents, at least that's the crux of the complaint.
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Agreed.
Offhand, I don't put any stock in the implications of dangerous workplace. It was his own decision to become a fighter, and suing the NHL for head injuries is as stupid as suing the IBC for a boxer suffering same.
So it will be curious to see if they can show the Wild or Rangers rushing him back without following a proper medical protocol. I hope the complaint itself gets posted, because I would also like to see if the Rangers or Wild are also sued by name.
The managing of medications, etc, will also be interesting. How many prescriptions were filled out by the team doctors? How many did Boogaard get from other sources, and did he inform the team doctors? What were the doctors giving him vs. what he was getting illegally?
Failing to suspend him for violating the substance abuse program conditions... are suspensions mandatory? If not, I'm not seeing an argument there. Though Theo Fleury also alleges that the program looked the other way on violations.