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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
So, I'm seeing a lot of posts here saying that the real thing that's standing in the way of him getting a second chance is that he has never apologized to the kid he bullied.
Honest question. If he were to issue an apology tomorrow, would that do it? Would he then be allowed to pursue a hockey career, in your view? Or would you then say, "well, that apology isn't sincere, he's only offering it because of all the media scrutiny and pressure on the team not to sign him"?
I'm actually curious.
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I would certainly be in the camp that it wasn't sincere and he's only doing it because of pressure from media, the NHL and the Coyotes. However, if his victim thought he was sincere and wanted to put this in the past, then I think that would go along way to begin his redemption and at the end of the day it's only his victims that he should have to answer to (as we have clearly established he served his criminal punishment).
He had the ability to try to make amends for 4 years when doing so would be a big indication that he was changed person who actually wanted a second chance and felt remorse. Even if his victim didn't accept his apology (which considering how quickly they accepted the apology of the other boy I doubt they would not have accepted his if it was sincere) that would have gone a long way in showing that he actually had matured. Now doing so only because of outside pressure doesn't mean he's looking to change or matured, it means he's only got some common sense or at least a team behind him with some common sense.
And a lot of this comes from his, what I would certainly characterize, as dishonest letter to the NHL teams (and apparently multiple NHL teams also found it dishonest). To say he never did anything after the incident and that his victim is a friend, especially knowing that he spent 2 years after the incident tormenting him, this isn't the actions of someone with remorse in my opinion.
But I also don't have issues with him pursing a hockey career in any case. I also have no issue with teams avoiding him because of his past and fans rooting against him for his actions.