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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Miller, in my opinion, was very misleading with his statement to the NHL teams. Calling his victim a friend, seemingly insinuating everything was in the past, a single action, his remorse was unquestionably, forgiveness was found, that's what he was telling the NHL teams in so many words.
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That's the real tell, I agree. If you're sorry for what you did, apologize to the person you harmed. If you're only sorry you got caught, go and suck up to the people with the power to punish you. This kid, or his representatives, chose the latter.
It's a shame the Coyotes fell for it, but I can sort of understand why. They've been so badly mismanaged for so long, their only feasible strategy is to bet on long shots and pray for several of them to pay off. Best case, they could be hoping tge player gets it together and are betting a fourth-round pick on that. Worst case, they are willing to make a deal with the devil if it might win them a few extra hockey games. Time will tell which they have in mind.