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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
There are all sorts of things that the statement could mean, including
- The family is physically fine, but members are struggling mentally being away from their father
- His wife is struggling under the weight of caring for 3 children
- The family is struggling with the reality of being away from each other during a global pandemic
- Tuuka is struggling with the guilt of being away from them
- Countless others.
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Any of these could be true, or none of them. But even if one of them is true, absolutely none of them, in my view, justify him abandoning his obligations to your teammates and the Bruins.
Yes, sometimes when people have to work, their family misses them. It can be a struggle when dad's away. I would suggest that if his wife is having trouble dealing with three kids on her own, and can't get other family to help, that Rask's
$7 million dollars a year might help alleviate some of that burden through child care services that he can afford that many other people who have jobs and miss their families and have to struggle with these things cannot afford.
The point is, these are not unique difficulties. They're faced by many people. They're probably being faced by a lot of players in the bubble. They're certainly being faced by ordinary people who don't have millions of dollars. All of those people still do their jobs and don't walk out on their responsibilities, particularly not at a crucial time.
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The point is we don't know. And I'm not going to guess what's going on. Because I don't need to. If someone says "Right now, during this global pandemic, my family needs me" I'm good. I don't need to know anything else.
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Well, lucky you if this is how your job works. For most people, this means you're fired. And rightly so.