Setoguchi opens up to Andrew Walker. Tells that he promised the Flames he would stay sober the whole season, but fell off the wagon a few weeks in. He thanked the Flames for giving him an opportunity and knows he blew it.
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The Calgary Flames gave the Alberta native his second-last crack this time a year ago on a one-year deal, and he blew it after failing to live up to a promise to stay sober for the entire season.
“That lasted all of a couple of weeks,” Setoguchi told host Andrew Walker Thursday on Sportsnet 360. “When you’re a young kid making $3.5 million coming from not much, things can get out of hand quickly.
“I ended up going to rehab in April.”
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Humbled by his decline (he failed to register a point in 12 games with Calgary), Setoguchi admitted he had clung to a “crappy,” blame-everyone-else attitude and he put on too much weight.
Re-focused, the winger said he is now under 200 pounds for the first time in nine years. He’s grateful GM Lou Lamoriello, whom he spoke to last summer as well, and the Leafs are giving him an opportunity.
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