Quote:
Originally Posted by Textcritic
I seriously doubt it. Professional athletes benefit from the insane motivation of wealthy owners and managers to win championships, and from fans's tendency to gloss over transgressions. Under these conditions there will always be a place for a guy who can score like Hoffman.
|
And to add, this won't be the first or last time a player's significant other does something to damage the dynamics of a dressing room and damage reputations.
In the NHL at least, this kind of stuff usually gets handled behind closed doors and if it does come out it is mostly in the unsubstantiated rumor realm.
The difference in this case is the Karlsson's felt they needed to start a legal procedure which entered it in the public record.
The heinous harassment of a couple who recently had a stillborn child adds another layer to this.