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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
https://calgaryherald.com/sports/hoc...return-to-play
As a parent myself, I'm not sure how I can put myself in his shoes, read his statement, and then come in here and complain and insult the guy like others have. I probably would have done the same thing he did. It's a friggin' game. Family comes first. He was obviously very concerned last season (for good reason), and seems to be more comfortable now to come back. Good for him. I wish him all the best.
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I just wanted to chime in and say that I thought very long and hard about continuing my job as professor, teaching in person, knowing full well that the students would be going out to restaurants and bars, and would be putting me at risk. In the end I made the choice to go back to work, but it was touch and go right up until the final day.
I've read too many stories of men my age, with young children, no underlying health conditions, dying from this virus. Hell, there is a congressman-elect in Louisiana who fits that description to a T who won't ever make it to capitol hill because he died from the virus before he could get there.
To sit around and pass judgment on Hamonic for making the choice to be there for his family, especially knowing that his father passed early in his life and how that may have affected him...seriously, to know all that and still sit here in judgement of him, it's unbelievable to me.
He didn't bail on his teammates, he signed up long-term to take care of his real team...his family.
I hope we all make the same choice when push comes to shove.