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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
"We understand completely where Tuukka is coming from," Sweeney said. "I don't think it's any big surprise to us to be honest with you. We’re privy to information maybe before the rest of the public is, and this has been a difficult decision for Tuukka, but the Boston Bruins are in full support of why he made this devision”
I see nothing where Sweeny was clear on the reasons. He only says what it wasn’t...he doesn’t specify the actual reasons. Nor should he
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I understand where he's coming from too. I can understand being away from your family being difficult, and it sounds like he's had this conversation with them before, based on Sweeney saying they saw this coming because they had information before the rest of us. But this is what I'm talking about when I say he gave a pretty clear indication of what the reasons were:
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“His family is safe and healthy,” Sweeney said. “But with a newborn and two other young girls it’s been challenging. It’s nothing specific. Fortunately, his family is healthy. To have their dad back to be around on a regular basis is exactly what Tuukka needs to do at this point in time.”
“I think you can rightfully infer that Tuukka was having a tough time being away in this environment,” Sweeney said. “That’s nothing against what the NHL has put together. With the intensity of the playoffs, this is playoff hockey. Let’s make no mistake about it. The stakes are high. The players are invested. Tuukka, in his own right, felt he needed to be elsewhere rather than being here currently in this situation. He’s the same goaltender that went to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. He’ll be the same player when we get up and running next year.”
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That does not sound like there were special circumstances that required him to leave so that his family could be taken care of. It sounds like he just didn't want to be there.
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Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
Yes? This is just hockey, it isn’t the end of the world to me if the Flames don’t win.
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Uh, okay. I just think that's a surprising take. I would consider that a black mark on their tenure as Flames. Considering people want those guys run out of town for not making enough effort on a power play, I suspect most people would be pretty annoyed if they just up and left for no urgent reason.