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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I'm just saying that Kane isn't the only one at fault here.
Sure Kane is at fault for breaking team dress code, but it's clear that it isn't the first incident he had with teammates.
Also if Kane felt it was serious enough that he had to miss the game he clearly feels like he is being singled out and bullied by teammates.
My point is that it was handled poorly by Byfuglien and his teammates, and even worse by the coaching staff and management team.
The hockey community likes to act like they support things like anti bullying programs in schools, mental health awareness programs, Right to play etc
But then the hockey community loves to turn a blind eye to things like hazing and bullying in the locker room, and pass it off as "something that happens in hockey" or as "good leadership".
Fact is Kane was being bullied (broken rules or not it is still bullying) and mentally he was worn out enough by it that he felt he had to miss the game.
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Don't turn Kane into a victim here. If anything he is the victim of his own poor attitude. Whether or not the other players actions were mature or professional, Kane brought this all on himself by not being a team member.