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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
They were also sent off early from practice before the whole practice was cut short due to a pissed off Hartley.
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Yeah, the whole incident. Only Bouma was sent off, then Hartley cut the practice short by storming out, upset at the whole team.
Apologies for putting two and two together but not making assumptions. I'm open to the idea there was more, could very well have been. Think it's silly to automatically assume that though.
Bouma and Monahan being late was reported that afternoon. A possible scratching came out well after that. Have Calgary sports media been ignoring previous incidents? Why haven't previous incidents surfaced now with this story? Eric Francis would be all over this.
My take? Putting two and two together. Players had a
Superbowl Party got pretty drunk. Monday's abbreviated practice was designed to skate the booze out. Monahan, Gaudreau and Bouma took advantage of that, got a little too drunk, didn't wake up, whatever, showed up late for practice. Entire team looked like garbage, Bouma especially, he was sent off. Hartley is pissed at the team, storms off the ice ending the skate.
Monahan, Gaudreau, Bouma given the game off as punishment.
None of that is hard to believe, none of that would suggest an ongoing issue. The media was all over this pretty fast, if there was more, we probably would have heard about it at the time, or now since the nuclear option was used.
Might there be more? Could be, don't think anyone is a rube if they disagree though.