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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I’m surprised people are speculating what is and isn’t going on.
Can we just be comfortable with the fact we don’t know and not judge him?
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We do know. Or at least, if you trust Sweeney, you do. If anything, you're speculating that there's more information to be had here when there's no reason to think so.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1294647103050985475
If I'm wrong, and if other information comes out that there was some additional reason beyond "I'm just not feeling it, would rather be at home with the fam", then I'm prepared to revise my view. But based on the information we have, which, according to the GM, is all there is... he
quit.
The guy's a millionaire. His wife and kids will be fine without him for a bit, just as they are when long road trips happen. There are lots of players in this thing who I'm sure miss their families, and there are lots of them who have recently born kids. Ivan Barbashev's first child was born this week and he's currently undergoing the testing procedures to get back into the bubble and into the lineup as quickly as possible, so he can do his job and help his teammates. Bo Horvat's first born arrived in June, and he's leading his team through two games. There are lots of other examples.
I'm perfectly content to judge him.