[Hackey]

I have to be in the boat that thinks race does play a role in the flack he gets. Not to say its the sole reason but I think it happens unconciously or not. The money thing I definitely think got blown out of proportion because of his race. If it was Tyler Seguin I don't think it would have been as big of a deal.

Not saying people here are doing this but there are people out there who use things to cover up their racism. Bill O'Reilly is a perfect example. He takes isolated incidents where black people are involved and uses it as a way to make black people look bad. "I don't dislike black people I only dislike the ones doing stuff like this."

When it comes to the actual team I think he just didn't fit in. There was a bit of a rift with him and teammates and he didn't know how to go about things. I'm sure it was a clash of personalities and it reached a point where him and others were butting heads and it was an environment he and they were unhappy in. He was probably more of the outsider so didn't deal with it as easy. I think it was best that both parties parted ways.