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Originally Posted by cannon7
We would? Had you heard of this kid before today?
Maybe not. But it's an improvement on what he was doing before. We all need to start somewhere.
Agree. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. He's a fourth round draft pick. There's a long road to the NHL, and the odds were stacked against him before this scandal broke.
He has n opportunity to set a positive example for all the other troubled kids out there. I, for one, hope me makes the most of it. Only time will tell.
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If the kid had done anything either this story doesnt get written at all or it becomes a story of redemption, the fact this story got written the way it got written is because everyone the writer talked to told him the little **** hasn't done a thing, that's the whole point of the story, it doesnt work otherwise.
Personally I dont see any improvement at all, he was a privileged hockey player getting all the breaks that brings before was was busted and unless his offers are recinded he keeps all of that for absolutly no cost, the only lesson would be 'if you are good enough at hockey you can do anything you want, torture some kid for 2 or 3 years and nothing happens'
I really cant see how this makes him a good example for anything but the morality free nature of sports where college's and teams will sign any piece of crap if they can play well enough