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Originally Posted by Five-hole
It probably sucks to be left in in a situation like that more than I'll ever know, but that kid may have just killed any chance he had at a pro career. I'm not trying to be harsh and I certainly don't think that SHOULD be the case, but … hockey's a pretty tough "don't rock the boat" crowd in ways like this.
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A 19 year old with 36 career games likely had no pro career to ruin anyways.
Hard to say for sure how much fault everyone deserves without knowing what was said to the goalie beforehand. I do wonder why Windsor didn't have a different back-up ready if the goalie was sick.
Regardless hard to see how Boughners comments are appropriate for junior aged players whether the guy knew he was the only option or not. They seem pretty petty and designed to be hurtful towards a 19 year old guy put in a tough spot.
I would put blame on the OHL and their continued allowance of the Hunters to buy/bribe players. The fact that with these two teams playing it is the Spitfires who were sanctioned and the Knights go on scott free is a joke.