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Originally Posted by longsuffering
That and the holier than thou attitude from some posters who IMO are way over the line in their criticism of an admittedly foolish act by a 19 year old kid.
How soon some people forget the stupid things they did when they were that age.
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I don't think you understand how internet forum discussions work. I made many mistakes at his age but I'm also not sitting here justifying those mistakes nor am I saying they should be accepted as normal for a young adult. His age shouldn't be an excuse for crossing the line as I don't see McDavid, Marner, or other players his age committing suspendable infractions like this that aren't even part of the on-ice game. It's one thing to play on the edge on the ice and get disciplined for a hard hit that goes bad but these last two incidents had nothing to do with the game and were senseless and dumb. The worst part to me is that if suspended he hurts the team as this is a critical juncture where the team is trying to get their game back on track and him being suspended makes that task more difficult.