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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
People are confusing being empathetic to Fleury’s situation with excusing Fleury’s situation.
He’s shown himself lately to be an idiot at least, and a complete ####### at worst. This is true, and there’s no excuse. We can be empathetic and understanding to the reasons he is who he is, but that doesn’t excuse any of it.
Being the victim of abuse does not mean you can’t also be a bad person.
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This sums it up.
He suffered a lot, did some good things, but that is no excuse for his reprehensible statements and actions.
I hope he gets well and can reconcile with the club and the NHL.